Three Serbian journalists reporting on COVID-19 issues arrested in one week
Cenzolovka 03.04.2020
Journalists must be able to cover pandemic without fear of arrest, IPI says
The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom today criticized the arrest of three journalists in Serbia in the space of a week and called on authorities to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not hamper the ability of the media to report freely. On April 1, journalist Ana Lalić of online news portal Nova.rs was detained for “spreading panic and unrest” in an article she published
