21 August 2026 Statements Serbia: Spiral of violence against journalists intensifying in total impunityThe undersigned organisations raise alarm over the spiral of violence against journalists in Serbia that has intensified over the past weeks. Since our international mission to Belgrade in March, online…
16 July 2026 Country reports Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalistsRecord levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, entrenched impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape – media freedom in Serbia is in…
19 May 2026 Statements Serbia: Solidarity with Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation following another setback in its quest for justiceThe undersigned media freedom and journalist organisations stand in full solidarity with the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation, which has been ordered to pay over one million dinars (€8,812) in damages in…
11 May 2026 Statements Serbia: 10 organisations ask Ministers for European Affairs to draw a red line on media freedomEU Member States must show political leadership and join calls for the suspension of EU funds to Serbia to prevent the spiral of violence against journalists from escalating into deadly…
13 April 2026 Statements Serbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of editor Slavko ĆuruvijaTwenty-seven years after the assassination of Serbian newspaper publisher and editor Slavko Ćuruvija in Belgrade, the undersigned media freedom organisations mark the upcoming anniversary of the killing by lamenting the…
31 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Serbian authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalistsMedia freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight…
23 March 2026 Statements Media in Serbia: Attacks and pressure are intensifyingJournalists and outlets critical of Serbia’s political leadership are consistently targeted by high-ranking state officials, with professional associations reporting a record number of physical and verbal attacks. Despite international backlash,…
20 March 2026 Statements Serbia: Coordinated smear campaign by the Centre for Social Stability requires urgent response from authoritiesOver the past month, the Centre for Social Stability, a non-governmental organisation known for targeting independent journalists, intensified its ongoing smear campaign against Veran Matić, President of the Association of…
20 March 2026 Advocacy missions Statements Serbia: Media freedom mission to probe longstanding challenges and advocate for reformOn 26-27 March 2026, partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and of the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists will…
12 February 2026 Statements Serbia: Coordinated bot attacks on Instagram accounts of independent media emerge as new weapon of censorshipThe MFRR partners today raise alarm over a recent wave of bot-driven cyber attacks targeting the social media accounts of Serbian media outlets. Our organisations warn that the dozen recorded…
21 November 2025 Statements Serbia: Election of REM Council undermines democratic principlesThe Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today expresses renewed concern over the undemocratic process by which the National Assembly conducted the latest election for the Council of the Regulatory Authority…
13 October 2025 Statements Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western BalkansAgainst the backdrop of a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis across the region, most prominently in Serbia, a coalition of international media freedom, journalists’ and freedom of expression organisations calls…
