Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation
Abuse of Journalists Rarely Punished by Serbian Courts: Report
A report analysing court cases for crimes against journalists, published on Tuesday by the Belgrade-based Slavko Curuvija Foundation and Centre for Judicial Research, says that on average, only one in ten criminal complaints about threats to or attacks on journalists results in a court verdict.
Serbian Journalists’ NGO Accuses Ruling MPs of ‘Lynching’ Critics
A media foundation named after a murdered journalist has accused MPs from the ruling party of creating a lynch-like atmosphere towards anyone who dares to criticise the government.
21st anniversary of the murder of Slavko Curuvija
Curuvija was killed on April 11, 1999, during a NATO bombing of the FRY in front of his home in downtown Belgrade where he lived, that day was Easter according to the Julian calendar.
Four years ago, four members of the then State Security Division were sentenced to execution for liquidation a year ago, totaling 100 years in prison.
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BIRN Report Says Media Freedom Declining in Serbia
A BIRN report on the media in Serbia, presented on Wednesday, emphasises a decline in freedom of expression and media pluralism, citing an absence of social, political and economic conditions conducive to the development of a professional and sustainable media sector.
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Concern about reporter's disappearance in Serbia
The Serbian investigative journalist disappeared on Thursday near the town of Bela Crkva in northern Serbia.
Cvetkovic's car was found last night with the motor running, the lights on and the driver's door open, but without its driver.
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'Weak' Serbian Media Can't Resist Political Pressure: Research
Serbian media's economic unsustainability and dependence on the authorities for advertising, combined with a poor professional culture and a lack of protection and financial security for journalists, allows politicians to exert control over media organisations, according to the research published on Tuesday.
"Censorship in Serbia is easy to prove" - RWB
"Censorship in Serbia is easy to prove" - RWB
BELGRADE -- Executive director of Reporters Without Borders Christian Mihr has said that "censorship in Serbia is neither direct nor transparent, but is easy to prove."
Mihr is one of the authors of the organization's recently published report about media freedom in the world, the Beta agency said.
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CSOs urge prosecutor's office to check BIRN's allegations
BELGRADE - Civil society organizations (CSOs) overseeing the work of public institutions and the media in Serbia demanded Friday from the Republic Public Prosecutor's Office to initiate pre-investigation proceedings and check all allegations by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) about abuses in the Serbian government's tender for pumping water from a mine at the Kolubara coal bas
Curuvija Foundation welcomes indictment in Curuvija case
BELGRADE - The Slavko Curuvija Foundation welcomed the decision of the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office to press charges against the suspects for the murder of journalist Slavko Curuvija and supported the work of the Commission for investigating murders of journalists, the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office and the other competent institutions in this field.
"Freedom of speech, journalists still threatened"
"Freedom of speech, journalists still threatened"
BELGRADE -- The Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation warned on Friday that freedom of speech and safety of journalists in Serbia are still threatened.
The organization issued a statement on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the murder of the journalist and publisher.
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