Assaulted and threatened: risks surge for journalists ahead of Serbia elections
Berlin, September 22, 2026—As Serbians prepare to vote in October parliamentary elections, journalists covering the polls are at serious risk of threats, violence and hostility of the sort that has become increasingly common during President Aleksandar Vučić’s time in office. Recent attacks on reporters covering political rallies ahead of the vote on October 25 provide an…
CPJ, partners’ mission to Georgia finds ‘climate of fear’ ahead of elections
On October 1-2, the Committee to Protect Journalists joined eight partner organizations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists and members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium on a fact-finding mission to Georgia, ahead of the country’s October 26 parliamentary elections. The mission met with civil…