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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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The daily Vijesti with a picture of attacked Montenegrin investigative reporter Olivera Lakic on May 9, 2018. (Reuters/Stevo Vasiljevic)

Investigative journalist shot, injured in Montenegro

Berlin, May 9, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Montenegrin authorities to guarantee the safety of Olivera Lakić, an investigative journalist with the local daily Vijesti, who was shot outside her apartment building in the capital Podgorica yesterday evening, the regional news website Balkan Insight reported.

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People cross the street decorated with flags in May 2016 as part of the celebrations for Montenegro's Independence Day. A car bomb exploded outside a journalist's home in Montenegro's northern town of Bijelo Polje on April 1, 2018, according to news reports. (Reuters/Stevo Vasiljevic)

In Montenegro, car bomb explodes outside journalist’s home

Brussels, April 3, 2018–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Montenegrin authorities to ensure the safety of prominent investigative journalist Saed Sadikovic after a car bomb exploded outside his home in the northern town of Bijelo Polje on April 1.

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