The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) has released a report titled “Chronology of Attacks on Media Workers in the Area Between Pionirski Park and the Serbian Parliament” to consolidate all recorded cases of threats and attacks against journalists in the so-called tent settlement in central Belgrade.
The document covers a nine-month period since the tents were first set up in Pionirski Park and later expanded toward the Parliament. According to ANEM’s monitoring of Serbia’s media scene, at least 25 cases of obstruction and attacks on media workers occurred in and around this enclosed area.
According to the Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office, the only suspect brought in was in connection with the attack on Insajder TV journalist Nataša Mijušković, thanks to identification in the “Ćaci(ji): Guardians of the Party” database created by the KRIK newsroom. In one case, a criminal complaint was dismissed.
ANEM emphasizes that police did not intervene to protect journalists in any of the incidents, and in some cases, they even participated in the violent detention of those attacked.
Veran Matić, Chairman of ANEM’s Board and member of the Standing Working Group on Journalist Safety, said:
“This ‘forbidden city,’ ruled by violent individuals with criminal records, is a test for society—whether the whole of Serbia can be turned into a space where journalists and dissenting voices are persecuted and beaten. Solidarity and resistance are crucial to protect everyone, so that each of us can remain safe.”
The report is available here:
Chronology of Attacks in Pionirski Park 2025
Monthly monitoring of Serbia’s media landscape is carried out by the legal monitoring team from “Savović” Law Office in collaboration with ANEM, with financial support from the European Union. ANEM stresses that the content is solely its responsibility and does not reflect the official position of the EU.
