Country
Serbia
Government actions against journalists in Serbia
RSF 2026 rank: 104th of 180. World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
Serbia is in Southern Europe, Europe. The record holds 2 incidents in which the government of Serbia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
- Detention and violence: 1 incident · ladder
- Funding and ownership pressure: 1 incident · ladder
- Insult and defamation laws: 1 incident · ladder
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
2025
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2025 | Serbian police strike, detain and disarm journalists covering anti-government protests | Detention and violence | Punish | Aleksandar Vucic | Ongoing |
1998
| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 October 1998 | Serbia's Public Information Act lets courts fine independent newspapers into financial danger | Insult and defamation laws | Punish | Slobodan Milosevic | Reversed (1 October 2000) |
Ladders: where each tactic has led · Timeline for Serbia · Europe