Aug 14, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC

Serbian press associations and monitoring groups have recorded an increase in hostility, threats, and physical attacks targeting media workers and cultural figures across the country.

Data compiled by the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia registered 19 safety violations in July, including two physical assaults and 14 direct death threats. In addition, the Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation reported more than 100 verbal attacks against reporters and media outlets by state officials and members of the ruling party during the same month.

Recent developments include an explicit death threat against the local portal Volim Zrenjanin, which prompted journalist associations to demand immediate legal action. Concurrently, Belgrade prosecutors opened an inquiry after film director Stevan Filipović was assaulted in the capital, while press groups also condemned harassment directed at the family of pro-government tabloid editor Dragan J. Vučićević.

Sources: Beta, CDM (Cafe del Montenegro), Danas, N1, Tanjug

Severe wildfires have erupted across popular tourist areas in southeastern Europe, causing extensive property damage, evacuations, and dozens of injuries in Croatia and Greece.

In Croatia's Dalmatia region, a blaze originating near Lokva Rogoznica advanced rapidly toward the coastal town of Omiš, destroying homes, vehicles, and vessels. Regional medical authorities treated dozens of people, with up to fourteen individuals hospitalized and at least seven patients in intensive care with critical burn injuries. Danas reported that one deceased individual was recovered at the scene, though earlier accounts stated no confirmed fatalities.

Simultaneously, emergency responders in northern Greece mobilized aircraft and ground personnel to combat a forest fire in the Halkidiki peninsula, prompting precautionary evacuations of tourists by sea and land amid difficult weather conditions.

Sources: Beta, Danas, Index, N1, Vijesti.