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MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries

The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today publish the Annual Monitoring Report for 2025, which documents 1,481 press freedom violations affecting 2,377 journalists or media-related entities in 36 European...

IJAS: We demand urgent action regarding the harassment and threats directed at journalist Predrag Simonović and members of his family

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) expresses deep concern over new information and a report submitted to the competent authorities by Radar weekly journalist Predrag Simonović, indicating the continuation...

IJAS: Violence against journalists in front of the police continues – Žarko Bogosavljević attacked

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the attack on journalist Žarko Bogosavljević, which occurred during last night’s events in Novi Sad. In a video circulating on social...

IJAS: Stop Campaigns of Intimidation and Lynching Against Journalists and Media Outlets

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the verbal attack and campaign of intimidation directed at journalist Dejana Cvetković during yesterday’s gathering in Surdulica, as well as the...

Journalists’ and Media Associations: The Centre for Social Stability’s list fuels an atmosphere of lynching against dissenting voices

Belgrade, 13 February 2026 – Journalists’ and media associations express concern over the continuation of a campaign against journalists from professional and critical media outlets, carried out through the compilation...

IJAS: Urgently identify and sanction the author of threats directed at the weekly Radar newsroom

The Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) strongly condemns the latest threats sent to journalists of the weekly Radar through comments posted on their website, which represent a direct threat...

Serbia: Coordinated bot attacks on Instagram accounts of independent media emerge as new weapon of censorship

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today in raising alarm over a recent wave of bot-driven cyber attacks targeting the social media...

Journalists’ organisations increasingly engaging with news creators, though ethical concerns remain high, EFJ survey finds

A new survey by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) reveals a mixed approach among its members toward so-called ‘news creators’, with journalists’ organisations split on whether to recognise these...

SafeJournalists: Safety of Journalists and Media Workers Undermined at 10 February Tirana Protest — Shared Responsibility to Prevent Harm

The SafeJournalists Network expresses serious concern following the incident during the 10 February 2026 protest in Tirana in which Aldo Kashri, camera operator for News24, was severely endangered while covering...

SafeJournalists and EFJ: We Strongly Condemn Physical Attacks on Journalists in Republika Srpska

The SafeJournalists Network and The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) strongly condemn the recent physical attacks against journalists and media professionals in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which represent...

Albania: Democratic reform of public broadcaster RTSH remains only viable option

The undersigned Albanian and international media freedom and journalist organisations jointly call on the Albanian government to support the reform of the public service broadcaster Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) through...

NUNS: January – The number of incidents continues to rise, journalists and media workers are targets of attacks, threats, insults, and intimidation

In January 2026, the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS) recorded a total of 38 incidents involving journalists and media workers. These incidents were predominantly characterized by threats, attacks on...