16 March 2023 Library Slavko Ćuruvija: Cycle of impunity for killing of journalists in Serbia must be brokenSlavko Ćuruvija: Cycle of impunity for killing of journalists in Serbia must be broken Following the start of the retrial last week at the Court of Appeal for the 1999…
05 December 2022 Library Multiple journalists threatened and harassed in Serbia, authorities must take urgent actionMultiple journalists threatened and harassed in Serbia, authorities must take urgent action In the past month in Serbia, several journalists have been targeted by serious threats raising fears for their…
07 September 2022 Library Serbia: Support for OK Radio as it faces intimidation by powerful businesspersonSerbia: Support for OK Radio as it faces intimidation by powerful businessperson The partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today express support and solidarity with embattled broadcaster…
08 August 2022 Library Serbia: REM’s awarding of TV licences underscores media pluralism and media diversity failureSerbia: REM’s awarding of TV licences underscores media pluralism and media diversity failure Partners of the MFRR have expressed concern about the Serbian Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM)’s decision…
24 May 2022 Library Serbia: Tendering process of national FTA TV licences must be open and transparentSerbia: Tendering process of national FTA TV licences must be open and transparent Partner organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS)…
23 February 2022 Library Serbia: SLAPPs used to intimidate journalists and evade public scrutinySerbia: SLAPPs used to intimidate journalists and evade public scrutiny Powerful individuals in Serbia are abusing the law by filing lawsuits without merit against journalists, media outlets and activists. They…
21 December 2021 Library Serbia: Wave of lawsuits against investigative portal KRIK chills media freedomSerbia: Wave of lawsuits against investigative portal KRIK chills media freedom We, the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), express our concerns over the recent wave of…
03 December 2021 Library Serbia: MFRR welcomes renewed convictions for murder of Slavko ĆuruvijaSerbia: MFRR welcomes renewed convictions for murder of Slavko Ćuruvija The undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) today welcome the confirmed guilty verdicts handed down to four…
02 December 2021 Library Serbia: Penal Code amendments require open and comprehensive debateSerbia: Penal Code amendments require open and comprehensive debate The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (IJAS) and the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights in…
11 June 2021 Library Two decades of impunity for murder of Serbian journalist Milan PantićTwo decades of impunity for murder of Serbian journalist Milan Pantić To mark the twentieth anniversary of the killing of Serbian journalist Milan Pantić, the International Press Institute (IPI) today…
02 June 2021 Library Serbia: Investigative outlet KRIK sued by state security agency directorSerbia: Investigative outlet KRIK sued by state security agency director The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is deeply concerned by the lawsuit targeted at a journalist and the editor-in-chief of…
04 May 2021 Library Serbia: Media freedom and journalists must be protected. Findings from the 2021 MFRR MissionSerbia: Media freedom and journalists must be protected. Findings from the 2021 MFRR Mission MFRR Report: Concerns about safety of journalists and media workers in Serbia predate Covid-19 outbreak Article…