Jan Bratu (OSCE) on the local elections in Serbia: Unprecedented levels of violence and intimidation against journalists.
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The representative of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for media freedom, Jan Bratu, assessed that there was an "unprecedented level of violence and intimidation of journalists" during the local elections on Sunday in Serbia and called on the Serbian authorities to condemn it "publicly and unambiguously."
Bratu stated on platform X that the „elections in ten municipalities of Serbia were marked by numerous documented obstructions and physical attacks on journalists“ and called on the law enforcement agencies and the prosecution in Serbia to protect media freedom and the safety of journalists and to prosecute the perpetrators of attacks and intimidation. „The safety of journalists is the obligation and responsibility of the state,“ Bratu pointed out, emphasizing that
