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Serbian journalist Žaklina Tatalović and her camera operator were threatened in January when they tried to enter a tent camp set up by pro-government supporters outside the National Assembly in Belgrade.

Balkans Press Freedom Tracker

With attacks on journalists in the Balkans mounting in recent months, the Committee to Protect Journalists has created a dedicated tracker to monitor and document these cases. Updated monthly, it aims to offer a reliable snapshot of the evolving risks to press freedom across the region. Verbal, online, and other threats Serbia  Albania  Croatia Montenegro…

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Letters
A coalition of organizations, including CPJ, is asking European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address what it calls an existential threat to independent journalism in the Balkans.

CPJ, partners call on EU president to address Western Balkans press freedom crisis

The Committee to Protect Journalists and eight partner organizations urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday to raise the issue of the escalating press freedom crisis in the Western Balkans, particularly in Serbia, during her visit to the region this week. The joint statement highlights the severe deterioration of press freedom in…

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Case
A cyclist rides on the bank of Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia, on October 21, 2017. A journalist who had been reported missing was found unharmed on June 15, 2018. (Reuters/Radu Sigheti)

Serbian government accuses journalist of false reporting abduction

On June 15, 2018–Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced on June 15 that freelance journalist Stefan Cvetković was found unharmed. Local news outlets had reported, citing police and witnesses, that he went missing on the evening of June 13 in the town of Bela Crkva, some 100 kilometers east of the capital, Belgrade.

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