In eight months, 57 journalists attacked in Serbia, pressure on media growing
N1 Info 12.12.2018 | Beta
Media freedom, as one of the basic human rights and the foundation of every democratic and law respecting country, is imperilled in Serbia, hate speech and political abuse of media are spreading, while the number of attacks on journalists is on the rise, an analysis said, the Beta news agency reported.
The survey “Freedom of expression and media freedom in Serbia in the EU integration process” presented in the European Union Centre in Belgrade analysed current state and future trends in six related negotiating chapters from 2014, when Serbia adopted media laws, until September 2018. The analysis is based on reports by local and international organisations, legal documents and investigative articles. Dragan Popovic from the House for Human