Zoran Strika, a journalist for 021.rs, describes the daunting challenges faced by journalists in Serbia amidst ongoing protests stemming from a tragedy at the Novi Sad railway station. He recounts a physical attack he endured while reporting on a rally, which reflects a broader trend of escalating violence against media professionals. The Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia has documented a significant rise in attacks, emphasizing the precarious conditions journalists navigate, often under the scrutiny of police, while calling attention to calls for improved media freedoms and ethical standards.
Three men knocked him to the ground, started beating him, took his phone and threw it into the Danube. Then one of them saw that I was filming.
I explained that I was a journalist, told them to back off, and that the police had been called. They snatched my phone from the injured man's hand.
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