Serbia
In the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of the Novi Sad railway canopy collapse, which killed 16 people on 1 November 2024, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) spoke with...
Berlin, June 3, 2025—What journalists called a “witch hunt” atmosphere against government critics in Serbia one year ago has since escalated into a rise in attacks and threats against the...
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Serbian authorities to take immediate and effective steps to ensure the safety of journalists covering demonstrations after recent physical attacks on journalists. ...
United Media warned on Monday that the Serbian authorities are creating a dangerous precedent by portraying independent media as enemies of the state. “State officials, assisted by pro-government media,...
The President of the European Federation of Journalists, Maja Sever, met with the Minister of Information of Serbia Dejan Ristic, at the end of last week in Zagreb. As the...
United Media said on Friday that Telekom Serbia CEO Vladimir Lucic did not deny reports that the state-owned company was buying a privately-owned pro-regime tabloid and TV station. “Lucic...
United Media said on Tuesday that the head of Serbia’s electronic media regulator (REM) deceived the public by saying that a pending court ruling is preventing a decision on the...
The Center for Democracy Foundation (FCD) said Fonet news agency journalist Tamara Skrozza has been subjected to attacks and an unwarranted media campaign, and called for the protection of her...
The Freedom House Nations in Transition 2024 said that Serbia experienced a historic decline due to President Aleksandar Vucic’s efforts to consolidate power in 2023. The report listed Serbia...
The Belgrade Center for Human Rights warned in a report that violence instigated by public officials was present all through 2023. Center officials told a news conference that their...
Transparency International has ranked Serbia 104 out of 180 countries on its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2023, a drop of three places from the 2022 CPI. Serbia also...
The campaign, backed by the IFJ as part of its Union to Union (UTU) project, has exposed the unjust working conditions of 135 media professionals who have worked on short-term,...