Serbian journalists under pressure as protests swell
by Jane Whyatt
Thousands of Serbs have been out on the streets again for the seventh Saturday running. They are protesting against propaganda, pressure on independent journalists and President Aleksandar Vucic’s strongman style of government.
Protestors in Belgrade. Photo: Visekruna Djordje
Threats and attacks against media workers are intensifying. Milan Jovanovic, editor of Zig INFO news portal, and his wife narrowly escaped with their lives when arsonists threw Molotov cocktails into their home. Later there was an intruder at their new temporary home, though that incident is not believed to be linked to Jovanovic’s work.
On 16. January 2019, Zig INFO reports a…
