The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed dismay after a court in Belgrade overturned the convictions of those found guilty of the 1999 murder of Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija and ordered a retrial.
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08. sep 2020.
SĆF: Court of Appeal decision surprising, we expect new verdict to confirm sentences for criminals
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05. sep 2020.
Khrushcheva: Media creates a perception of reality and people live in it rather than in their actual factual life
There is no longer an option to dispute. Everyone lives in their own bubble, engaged with their own "truth." So propaganda becomes not just a political tool but a part of a constructed reality, a reality beyond just slogans, speeches, posters, parades and so on. Today, what's a one man's propaganda is another man's truth, says Nina L. Khruscheva, a granddaughter of the former Soviet leader who got her Ph.D. in Princeton and now teaches in New York City. She spoke with Cenzolovka about media and propaganda, topics which are very relevant today and not only when it comes to the U.S. – Russia relations
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31. avg 2020.
Trial for arson attack on journalist’s home turned into humiliation of victims
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31. avg 2020.
Director of local television attacked
The director of local television company Sandžak TV, Salahudin Fetić, and his associate, Asmir Bihorac, were attacked in Novi Pazar by Adis Murić and Vladimir Kljajić, according to a report by Sandžak Press.
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31. avg 2020.
Provincial public service broadcaster left without another 200 workers
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26. avg 2020.
Gulnoza Said: For the Future of Serbia it is very important to prosecute all involved in Curuvija’s murder
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31. jul 2020.
State checking bank accounts of journalists, media companies and NGOs, suspicions of money laundering
The Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering at the Ministry of Finance has compiled a list of media workers, non-governmental organisations and civil society associations and asked banks to inspect all their transactions since 1st January 2019. Prompted by suspicions of possible money laundering or the financing of terrorists, the investigation encompasses 20 individuals and 37 organisations or associations.
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31. jul 2020.
Reactions to the state’s intention to check government critics’ bank accounts
The state's intention to check the banking transactions of individuals and organisations caused alarm bells to ring with many people for two reasons: due to the actual names featured on the list, which includes investigative journalists and investigative media companies, but also organisations that criticise government moves; and also because of the lack of an official explanation of the basis upon which possible money laundering is suspected.
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31. jul 2020.
28 journalists, photographers and cameramen were attacked or obstructed during protests
Twenty-eight of the journalists, cameramen and photojournalists who reported from the week-long protests in Belgrade and other cities in Serbia were attacked or obstructed in their work either by protesters or police. A total of 14 of them were injured, with six requiring emergency medical assistance.
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30. jul 2020.
Statement on AMLU’s CSO investigation
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30. jul 2020.
Amnesty Urges Serbia to Drop Probe Into Critical NGOs
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28. jul 2020.
Serbian Authorities Seek Bank Data of Rights Groups, Investigative Media
A department of Serbia’s finance ministry tasked with tackling money laundering and terrorism financing has asked banks to hand over data about the transactions of dozens of individuals and NGOs known for their work on human rights, transparency and exposing corruption.
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15. jul 2020.
Prosecutor asks Court of Appeal to pass final verdict against those accused of murdering Slavko Ćuruvija
Speaking at a public session, Milenko Mandić, Deputy Prosecutor for Organised Crime, asked the Court of Appeal to overturn the first-instance verdict in the case of the murder of journalist and publisher Slavko Ćuruvija. During the presentation of the appeal against that verdict, the deputy prosecutor asked the court to open a hearing in this process and pass a final verdict.
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15. jul 2020.
Attacks on journalists during reporting from anti-government protests
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15. jul 2020.
Legal assistance for journalists reporting on protests in Serbian cities
After the first reports of attacks against journalists reporting on anti-government protests, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation called on journalists, photo-reporters and cameramen reporting from the protests in Serbian cities to contact the Foundation if they suffered violence, threats, intimidation or other forms of suppression preventing them from doing their job.
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10. jul 2020.
BIRN has mapped numerous incidents of police brutality during protests on Tuesday and Wednesday in Serbia. Journalists and women were not spared.
EXPLORE MAP Via TV footage and social media posts, BIRN has documented more than 26 cases of police brutality on the streets of Belgrade during clashes with protesters this week. They include incidents of police violence against civilians, men and women, posing no apparent threat, as well as against journalists. The material reviewed by BIRN shows that most…