# Claim 447

CPJ documented at least 28 journalists reporting force used against them by police since June 1, 2025.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: CPJ documented at least 28 journalists reporting force used against them by police since June 1, 2025.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: At least 28 journalists affected since June 2025
- About: [incident 2025-serbia-police-target-journalists-protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-serbia-police-target-journalists-protests)
- Source: Serbia police target journalists as anti-government protests escalate. https://cpj.org/2025/09/serbia-police-target-journalists-as-anti-government-protests-escalate/
- Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-09-25

## Quotation from the source

> CPJ urges Serbia to conduct swift and transparent investigations into dozens of claims of police violence against journalists, and hold the perpetrators to account,

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