28 March 2025 Advocacy missions Statements Serbia: MFRR media freedom mission to visit Belgrade and Novi SadThe partners organisation of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) will conduct a mission to Serbia between 7-9 April to meet with journalists, media stakeholders and law enforcement authorities amidst…
14 March 2025 Statements Serbia: One year of unpunished attacks on journalist Dinko Gruhonjić, the culture of impunity must endThe members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium and partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform are deeply concerned about the ongoing year-long persecution…
03 March 2025 Statements Serbia: MFRR and SJN urgently call to stop targeting and intimidating journalistsMFRR partners share a statement condemning the threats and attacks against journalists and media workers when covering demonstrations and protests in Germany, France, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy. The…
18 December 2024 Library Serbia: Urgent need for a swift and thorough investigation into invasive surveillance of journalists and sourcesSerbia: Urgent need for a swift and thorough investigation into invasive surveillance of journalists and sources The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) are expressing…
12 December 2024 Library Self-defence against SLAPPs in SerbiaSelf-defence against SLAPPs in Serbia In Serbia, the investigative newspaper KRIK is the target of frequent legal harassment. To counteract it, the editorial team has developed strategies based on civil…
15 October 2024 Library Serbian judge’s lawsuits set to chill press freedomSerbian judge’s lawsuits set to chill press freedom The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) expresses grave concern regarding the legal threats facing the Serbian investigative news organization KRIK and its…
22 July 2024 Library Digital security in Serbia: Another challenge to media freedomDigital security in Serbia: Another challenge to media freedom Media outlets in the country are increasingly exposed to cyber attacks, online threats and manipulations. We talked about digital security and…
10 July 2024 Library Serbia: Media independence is an exception rather than the ruleSerbia: Media independence is an exception rather than the rule Increasing political and financial pressure threatens the independence and editorial autonomy of many media outlets in Serbia. We interviewed Irina…
06 May 2024 Library Serbia: MFRR partners demand Belgrade court set Belarusian journalist freeSerbia: MFRR partners demand Belgrade court set Belarusian journalist free Andrey Gniot at risk of deportation under politically motivated charges The undersigned partner organizations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response…
11 April 2024 Library Safety and justice: demanding accountability for attacks against journalists in SerbiaSafety and justice: demanding accountability for attacks against journalists in Serbia Commemorating 25 years since the brutal murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, media freedom organisations unite to condemn continued…
21 March 2024 Library Serbia: escalating threats and attacks against journalists in Novi SadSerbia: escalating threats and attacks against journalists in Novi Sad The escalation of threats and violence suffered by journalists in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, has reached an unprecedented level in…
06 March 2024 Library SafeJournalists and MFRR: Physical Confrontation with Journalist in Serbia is Unacceptable and Must be SanctionedSafeJournalists and MFRR: Physical Confrontation with Journalist in Serbia is Unacceptable and Must be Sanctioned SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response strongly condemn the behavior of the local…