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Organizacijе Human Rights Watch i Međunarodna federacija novinara (IFJ) objavile su nepovoljne izveštaje kad je reč o slobodi medija i novinara u Srbiji. Centar za društvenu stabilnost bio je aktivan u pogledu profesionalne diskreditacije i ugrožavanja sigurnosti Verana Matića. Odgovor na njihovu aktivnost – izraženu prvo emitovanjem navodno dokumentarnog serijala „Zlo doba 2: Stvaranje propagande”, a onda i najavom sledećeg koraka u formi ,,Dokumentarni film Zlo doba, u narednim epizodama gledaćete” i ,,Specijal za kraj: Veran Matić”, gde će se obrušiti na još 45 imenovanih uglavnom novinara i novinarki i nastaviti da razvijaju zacrtane pravce kad je reč o Matiću – bili su podneta krivična prijava zbog ugrožavanja sigurnosti, podneta tužba za naknadu štete zbog povrede časti i ugleda i podnet predlog za određivanje privremene mere zabrane objavljivanja navoda iz sporne emisije, kao i jednoglasan stav članova Komisije Saveta za štampu da je 25 portala prekršilo Kodeks novinara i novinarki Srbije. Jelena Ćuruvija, ćerka novinara Slavka Ćuruvije, podnela je Ustavnom sudu Srbije Inicijativu za pokretanje postupka za ocenu ustavnosti odredaba Zakonika o krivičnom postupku (ZKP). Ona i fondacija koja nosi ime njenoga oca Visokom savetu sudstva podnele su disciplinske prijave protiv troje sudija koje su učestvovale u donošenju oslobađajuće presude Apelacionog suda u slučaju ubistva Slavka Ćuruvije (Dušanke Đorđević, Marka Jocića i Dragana Ćesarovića). Upravni odbor Radio-televizije Srbije za generalnu direktorku imenovao je Manju Grčić i tom odlukom stručnu javnost doveo pred pitanje: Da li će javni servis braniti javni interes?
Tokom protesta više novinara bilo je sprečavano da izveštava: novinar i urednik portala Razglas News Žarko Bogosavljević, novinarka portala Storyteller Brankica Matić, saradnica sajta Univerzitetski odjek Milica Stevanović, novinar Rojtersa. Novinaru i uredniku portala Revolt Lazaru Diniću i njegovom kolegi Ivanu Bjeliću nakon protesta stigle su preteće poruke. Pripadnici policije fizički su nasrnuli na foto-reportera Gavrila Andrića, novinarku i novinara portala Mašina, studenta foto-reportera Luku Pešića, novinarku YouTube kanala Srbin Info Nadu Gladović, novinara Darka Simića, novinarku TV Nova S Sanju Ignjatović Eker. Dejani Cvetković, saradnici medija Cenzolovka, Vreme, Južne vesti i redakcije multimedijalne platforme Tampon zona, spočitavali su neobjektivnost kako bi je onemogućili da izveštava. Redakciji nedeljnika Radar, posebno novinaru Milanu Ćulibrku i kolumniti Predragu Simonoviću, pretili su putem interneta (Simonoviću i putem video-poziva usmerenih ka njegovoj supruzi i ćerki). Putem interneta pretili su koautorima podkasta ,,Dobar, loš, zao” Marku Vidojkoviću i Nenadu Kulačinu, redakaciji Jugpress-a, prof. dr Smiljani Milinkov, docentu dr Stefanu Janjiću, novinarki TV N1 Kseniji Pavkov, glavnom uredniku istraživačkog portala KRIK Stevanu Dojčinoviću. Zbog hakerskih napada otežano su funkcionisali sajtovi medija Radar, Južne vesti, Glas Šumadije, Pressek, Vranje news, Kraljevački Krug i E-Braničevo iz Požarevca.
Prvo osnovno javno tužilaštvo u Beogradu obavestilo je javnost da su policijski službenici pronašli osumnjičenog za napad na novinarku i snimatelja TV N1 Maju Nikolić i Ivana Pavlovića. Putem svojih naloga na društvenim mrežama, lider pokreta „Ljubav, vera, nada” i reporter televizije KTV Nemanja Šarović obavestio je javnost da je Osnovno javno tužilaštvo u Zrenjaninu protiv njega podnelo krivičnu prijavu zbog navodnog izvršenja krivičnog dela Ometanje pravde (član 336b st. 2 Krivičnog zakonika). Ukinuta je prvostepena presuda doneta u postupku vođenom po krivičnoj prijavi koju je dopisnik TV N1 iz Niša Milan Stojanović podneo u februaru 2022. god. i predmet je vraćen na ponovni postupak.
Organizacija civilnog društva Partneri Srbija javno je reagovala na to što je Ministarstvo pravde, po drugi put, započelo sa izmenama Zakona o tajnosti podataka, držeći van uvida javnosti informacije o aktivnostima radne grupe i o samom toku reformskog procesa. Više od mesec dana nakon isteka roka za objavljivanje, Ministarstvo informisanja i telekomunikacija objavilo je registar kandidata za članove komisija koje će odlučivati o raspodeli sredstava na konkursima za sufinansiranje proizvodnje medijskih sadržaja iz oblasti javnog informisanja. Pred Prekršajnim sudom u Beogradu novinar portala Zoomer Darko Gligorijević izneo je odbranu u postupku koji je pokrenut protiv njega u julu prošle godine. Iako je o incidentu izveštavao, na teret mu je stavljeno kršenje člana 7 Zakona o javnom redu i miru i određeno mu je policijsko zadržavanje.
O svemu navedenom čitalac se detaljnije može obavestiti u ovomesečnom Monitoring izveštaju.
Ova publikacija objavljena je uz finansijsku pomoć Evropske unije i Ministarstva informisanja i telekomunikacija RS. Za njenu sadržinu isključivo je odgovorna Asocijacija nezavisnih elektronskih medija i ta sadržina nužno ne izražava zvanične stavove Evropske unije i Ministarstva informisanja i telekomunikacija RS.
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Human Rights Watch and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have published unfavorable reports regarding the freedom of media and journalists in Serbia. The Center for Social Stability was active in terms of professional discrediting and endangering the security of Veran Matić. The response to their activity - expressed first by the broadcast of the supposedly documentary series "Evil Age 2: The Creation of Propaganda", and then by the announcement of the next step in the form of "The Evil Age Documentary, in the following episodes you will watch" and "Special for the end: Veran Matić", where they will attack 45 more people, mostly journalists, and continue to develop the established directions when it comes to Matić - criminal charges were filed for endangering security, a lawsuit was filed for damages due to injury to honor and reputation, and a proposal was filed for the determination of a temporary measure prohibiting the publication of allegations from the controversial show, as well as the unanimous opinion of the members of the Press Council Commission that 25 portals violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia. Jelena Ćuruvija, the daughter of murdered journalist Slavko Ćuruvija, submitted to the Constitutional Court of Serbia the Initiative for the initiation of proceedings for the constitutionality assessment of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CPC). She and the foundation named after her father submitted disciplinary charges to the High Council of the Judiciary against three judges who participated in the acquittal of the Court of Appeal in the case of the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija (Dušanka Đorđević, Marko Jocić and Dragan Ćesarović). The Board of Directors of Radio and Television of Serbia appointed Manja Grčić as the general director and with that decision brought the professional public to the question: Will the public service defend the public interest?
During the protest, several journalists were prevented from reporting: the Razglas News portal journalist and editor Žarko Bogosavljević, the Storyteller portal journalist Brankica Matić, associate of the University Echo website Milica Stevanović, Reuters journalist. The Revolt portal journalist and editor Lazar Dinić and his colleague Ivan Bjelić received threatening messages after the protest. Members of the police physically attacked photojournalist Gavrilo Andrić, the Mašina portal journalists, student photojournalist Luka Pešić, YouTube channel Srbin Info journalist Nada Gladović, journalist Darko Simić, TV Nova S journalist Sanja Ignjatović Eker. Dejana Cvetković, associate of the media Cenzolovka, Vreme, Južne vesti and the editorial staff of the multimedia platform Tampon zone, was accused of non-objectivity in order to prevent her from reporting. The editors of the Radar weekly, especially journalist Milan Ćulibrk and columnist Predrag Simonović, were threatened via the Internet (Simonović also via video calls directed at his wife and underage daughter). Through the Internet, threats were also directed to the co-authors of the "The Good, the Bad, the Evil" podcast Marko Vidojković and Nenad Kulačin, the Jugpress editors, Prof. Dr. Smiljana Milinkov, assistant professor Dr. Stefan Janjić, TV N1 journalist Ksenija Pavkov, editor-in-chief of the research portal KRIK Stevan Dojčinović. Due to the hacker attacks, the media websites worked with difficulties – Radar, Južne vesti, Glas Šumadije, Pressek, Vranje news, Kraljevački Krug and E-Braničevo from Požarevac.
The First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade informed the public that police officers found the suspect for the attack on journalist and TV N1 cameraman Maja Nikolić and Ivan Pavlović. Through his accounts on social networks, the leader of the "Love, Faith, Hope" movement and KTV television reporter Nemanja Šarović informed the public that the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Zrenjanin filed a criminal complaint against him for allegedly committing the criminal offense of Obstruction of Justice (Article 336b paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code). The first-instance verdict in the proceedings based on the criminal complaint filed by TV N1 correspondent from Niš, Milan Stojanović, was canceled in February 2022 and the case was returned for retrial.
The civil society organization Partners Serbia publicly reacted to the fact that the Ministry of Justice, for the second time, began to amend the Law on Data Secrecy, keeping information about the activities of the working group and the course of the reform process out of public view. More than a month after the deadline for publication, the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications published the register of candidates for members of the commissions that will decide on the distribution of funds in competitions for co-financing the production of media content in the field of public information. Before the Misdemeanor Court in Belgrade, the journalist of the Zoomer portal Darko Gligorijević presented his defense in the proceedings that were initiated against him in July last year. Although he was reporting for his media about the incident, he was charged with violating Article 7 of the Law on Public Order and Peace and was detained by the police.
The reader can learn more about all of the above in this month's Monitoring report.
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