Ministry of Information

BRUSSELS - The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), together with the SafeJournalists Network, have expressed full solidarity with Tanjug journalists who have received death threats by email for reporting on Serbia's Autonomous Province of Kosovo-Metohija.

BELGRADE - The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) said it condemned in the strongest terms threats to Tanjug men and women journalists emailed to the news agency on Monday evening and welcomed a swift reaction by the Ministry of Information and the Department for High-Technology Crime at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade.

Following the publication of the girl's personal information, her photographs and health information in some media, the Ministry of Information reacted, as well as the profession.

After Aleksandar Vucic was sworn in as President of Serbia on a day marked by several incidents, including attacks on journalists, media representatives have warned that journalists can expect only a worse situation in future.

Myanmar's navy has carried out its first rescue of a migrant boat, bringing 208 people to shore, an official told AFP May 22, as it faced mounting international pressure to tackle a regional migration crisis.

At least 21 people died and nearly 50 are missing after a ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar due to high waves.

According to officials, rescuers saved 167 people from the sea and helped them to safety, ABC news reports.

The Aung Tagun 3 sank near the town of Myebon in the Rakhine State late on Friday, the Ministry of Information stated.