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Serbia's Independent Association of Journalists (NUNS) reported at least 34 physical and verbal attacks against journalists in Serbia in 2015; its General Secretary Svetozar Rakovic said that "the humiliation of journalists by government officials has reached its peak this year". OSCE media advisor Miroslav Jankovic reported in December 2015 that "At least three journalists are under permanent police protection in Serbia, which speaks for itself that the institutions had yet to face their past."[10]

Between January and August 2014, Serbia had witnessed 28 cases of threats and intimidations against journalists - of which 5 physical assalts and 3 death threats - on a par with 2013 (23) and in decline from 2012 (33). The response of the authorities, according to Human Rights Watch, "was weak at best, negligent at worst".[9]:29

Journalists have denounced reiterated violence and menaces, coupled with impunity for the perpetrators. Investigative journalists working on war crimes and radical religious groups have denounced how authorities downplayed the seriousness of the threats they received online. Cases of arbitrary financial and administrative inspections by official authorities, deemed of a harassing or intimidating character against critical reporting, have also been mentioned, with one specific case in Niš. High-ranking public officials have been participating in smear campaigns, including - as reported by HRW - Serbia's prime minister Aleksandar Vucic, publicly accusing journalists of acting on behalf of foreign interests

The cases reported include:

   Slavko Ćuruvija, murdered in 1999 together with two other journalists, Milan Pantić, and Dada Vujasinovic. The Serbian government began a review on 24 January 2013 of several suspicious cases involving the alleged murders of journalists, including the three of them. Four former members of the Security Services were indicted for the murder of Ćuruvija,[9]:33 including the former security service chief Radomir Markovic. Three of them are in pre-trial custody.[11]
   Vladimir Mitric, investigative journalist, who suffered an attempted murder by a former police officer in 2005, when he was investigating about drug trafficking in the Drina valley and has lived under police protection since, without being able to continue his work. The perpetrator, after six years in court, received a one-year sentence and was then amnistiated.[9]:29

   journalist for Vreme, suffered an attempted murder on 13 April 2007. Investigations were unable to apprehend the culprits.[12]
   Brankica Stankovic, journalist at radio and TV broadcaster B92, complained about death threats she received after broadcasting documentaries on corruption in Serbian football, but the courts merely treated them as insults or defamation and rejected further complaints.[12][13]
   Teofil Pančić, columnist for the weekly Vreme, was attacked with a metal bar in Belgrade on 24 July 2010. He was a usual critic of nationalism, corruption and hooliganism in sport.[12]
   Predrag Blagojevic, editor-in-chief of Južne Vesti, who received death threats in March 2013 after having exposed alleged corruption in Niš' city heating company, and again in March 2014 by a football club owner (both trials still pending).[9]:30
   Dragan Marinkovic, journalist at Televizija Leškovac, was threatened on social media after exposing failures in the readiness of ambulance services[9]:31
   Davor Pasalic, beaten twice by three assailants in a single night in July 2014. The attack was publicly condemned by OSCE's media freedom representative.[14] The police has set up a special investigative team on the case.[9]:32

Pretnje i napadi na novinare

Prema izveštaju Nezavisnog društva novinara Srbije (NUNS), u Srbiji su se u 2015. godini dogodila 34 fizička i verbalna napada na novinare. Generalni sekretar NUNS-a, Svetozar Raković, rekao je da je u toj godini "ponižavanje novinara od strane vladinih zvaničnika dostoglo svoj vrhunac". Savetnik za medije pri OEBS-u, Miroslav Janković, izjavio je u decembru 2015. godine da su "bar tri novinara u Srbiji pod stalnom policijskom zaštitom, što ukazuje na činjenicu da se institucije još uvek nisu suočile sa sopstvenom prošlošću." Između januara i avgusta 2014, u Srbiji je zabeleženo 28 slučajeva zastrašivanja i pretnji novinarima - od kojih 5 fizičkih napada i 3 pretnje smrću - što je nešto više u odnosu na 2013 (23) i manje u odnosu na 2012 (33). Reakcija vlasti, prema mišljenju organizacije Human Rights Watch, "bila je u najboljem slučaju slaba, dok je u najgorem u potpunosti izostala." Novinari ukazuju na učestale napade i pretnje, uglavnom praćenje krivičnim negonjenjem napadača. Istraživački novinari koji se bave temama vezanim za ratne zločine i radikalne religiozne grupe ističu da vlasti umanjuju ozbiljnost onlajn pretnji čije su oni žrtve.Takođe su zabeleženi slučajevi, arbitrarnih finansijskih i administrativnih inspekcija od strane vladinih službenika, čiji je cilj uznemiravanje i zastrašivanje kritički nasrojenih novinara. Jedan takav slučaj dogodio se u Nišu. Visoki javni zvaničnici, uključujući - prema izveštaju Human Rights Watcha - i premijera Srbije Aleksandra Vučića, učestvuju u kampanjama prtiv novinara, javno ih optužujući da deluju u stranom interesu.

Prijavljeni su sledeći slučajevi:

- Slavko Ćuruvija, ubijen 1999. godine. Vlada Srbije je 24. januara 2013. otpočela reviziju nekoliko spornih slučajeva koji se tiču navodnih ubistava novinara, uključujući slučajeve Ćuruvije, Milana Pantića i Dade Vujasinović. Četiri bivša pripadnika Državne bezbednosti, među kojima i nekadašnji načelnik te službe, Radomir Marković, optužena su za ubistvo Ćuruvije. Trojica se trenutno nalaze u istražnom pritvoru. - Vladimir Mitrić, istraživački novinar, 2005. godine, u vreme kada je istraživao o trgovini drogom u dolini reke Drina, bio je žrtva pokušaja ubistva od strane jednog bivšeg policijskog služebenika. Od tada živi pod policijskom zaštitom, ali se i dalje bavi svojim poslom. Njegov napadač, nakon šest godina provedenih u zatvoru, osuđen je na jednogodišnju kaznu i nakon toga amnistiran. - Dejan Anastasijević, novinar nedeljnika Vreme, bio je žrtva pokušaja ubistva 13. aprila 2007. Policijska istraga nije pronašla krivce. - Brankica Stanković, novinarka Radiotelevizije B92, prijavila je pretnje smrću koje je primila nakon emitovanja dokumentarnog serijala o korupciji u srpskon fudbalu. Pravosuđe je te pretnje okarakterisalo kao uvrede ili klevetu, odbacujući svaku dalju žalbu. - Teofil Pančić, kolumnista nedeljnika Vreme, napadnut je metalnom šipkom u Beogradu 24. juna 2010. Poznat je kao oštar kritičar nazionalizma, korupcije i huliganstva u sportu. - Predrag Blagojević, glavni urednik Južnih vesti, primio je pretnje smrću u martu 2013, nakon razotkrivanja navodne korupcije u niškoj Gradskoj toplani, nakon čega mu je u martu 2014. ponovo prećeno smrću od strane vlasnika jednog fudbalskog kluba. Oba postupka su još uvek u toku. - Dragan Marinković, novinar Televizije Leskovac, bio je izložen pretnjama na društvenim mrežama nakon ukazivanja na propuste u radu leskovačke Hitne pomoći. - Davor Pašalić, pretučen je u dva navrata u noći između 1. i 2. jula 2014. Napad na njega je javno osudio predstavnik OEBS-a za slobodu medija. MUP je formirao specijalni istražni tim za taj slučaj.