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Serbia: CFWIJ Condemns The Verbal Assault Against Vanja Djuric

Vanja Djuric, a correspondent for the N1 TV network was verbally assaulted by a mob in central Belgrade on Saturday. The angry crowd was demonstrating a protest against the Belgrade Pride Parade. Vanja Djuric found herself surrounded by the members of the People's Patrol at the square below the Serbian government headquarters. The men assaulted her verbally and the cameraman, impeding them from continuing reporting. The angry protesters shouted at her to derail her coverage. The CFWIJ commends Vanja for standing up in face of harassment and not giving up her assignment.

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Serbia: CFWIJ Condemns The Verbal Abuse Of Journalist Nataša Miljanović-Zubac By Politician Vojislav Šešelj.

Founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party, as well as a convicted war criminal, Vojislav Šešelj verbally abused journalist Nataša Miljanović-Zubac. Nataša was targeted on live television during the politician’s January 30 appearance on the Weekend Morning show on Happy TV. The Coalition For Women In Journalism stands in solidarity with Nataša during this tumultuous time

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Serbia: Gordana Bjeletić And Her Colleagues Were Targeted With Death Threats, CFWIJ Spoke To Gordana Bjeletić After Filing A Complaint About The Brutal Attacks To The Police

Journalist Gordana Bjeletić, editor-in-chief at Juzne Vesti, an investigative news portal in Southern Serbia, was targeted to online death threats with her editorial colleagues. Online harassment might seem harmless, yet, those initiatives could carry severe consequences. The journalists in Serbia are subjected to such attacks, impediment in the field because of the political climate.

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Serbia: CFWIJ Demands An Investigation Into The Death Threats That Juzne Vesti’s Journalists Face

Juzne Vesti news portal’s editorial staff and their children were targeted by threats of death and rape due to the conflict incident story they published. The police investigate these brutal attacks against the journalists. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is deeply concerned about the journalists' safety. We demand Serbian authorities to investigate the attacks and identify the perpetrators.

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