The International Press Institute (IPI) today renews our serious concerns about the safety of journalists in Serbia, where independent media houses and their reporters face an intensifying and toxic climate of smear campaigns and political pressure directed by the government and public officials. On 30 May, the private premises of the broadcaster N1 in the […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) and its global network today underscore our staunch support for the Crime and Corruption Investigative Network (KRIK) in Serbia as it faces a mounting barrage of vexatious defamation lawsuits and damaging court verdicts.  KRIK, a partner of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), is one of the country’s […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned press freedom and journalist organisations in noting with deepening concern the latest report of the European Parliament regarding the climate for media freedom in Serbia. On May 10, the European Parliament adopted its 2022 report on Serbia, which responds to the European Commission’s October 2022 findings […]

Following a visit to Belgrade on April 10 and 11 2023 to commemorate the murder anniversary of editor and publisher Slavko Ćuruvija, the International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned international press freedom and journalists’ organisations in issuing a stark warning over the state of media freedom and journalists’ safety in Serbia. Ahead of […]