Many pressures on independent media, especially on the local media, remain unrecorded because journalists do not see that competent institutions adequately punish perpetrators of acts to the detriment of journalists, NUNS points out.
Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) announced that from the beginning of the year to the end of July, 84 attacks on journalists, of which seven physical, 44 verbal threats, 31 pressure and two attacks on property.
Although the number of attacks on journalists has decreased, it is noticeable that the campaigns led by regime media and (non-)governmental organizations in synergy with government officials are more intense, and there are known methods of pressure through SLAPP lawsuits. Many pressures on independent media, especially on local media, remain unrecorded because journalists do not see that competent institutions adequately punish perpetrators of crimes against journalists, NUNS points out.
That association reminds that the relevant minister Dejan Ristic said at the beginning of July that there is a "positive trend and the need for further involvement of all factors in order to completely eliminate the unwanted occurrence of attacks on journalists."
Just one month later, through a press release, the Ministry became involved in the hunt launched by pro-government tabloids against journalist Tamara Skrozza, NUNS reminds and adds that Ana Lalić and Dinko Gruhonjić had the same experience before her, and later the Zrenjanin KTV.
NUNS lawyer Rade Đurić explained that the fact that there are fewer attacks on paper does not mean that they are not more serious and serious, and that new models and forms of attacks are worrisome because they leave numerous negative consequences.
The main problem is why these attacks are repeated and why the existing solutions do not have a deterrent effect on those who commit them? On the other hand, the competent authorities will not admit it, the situation is not better, it is actually much worse. In addition to all this, the Ministry is involved, which is now trying to insert hate speech and create a negative image of critically oriented media towards government representatives, Đurić emphasized.
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