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00:00It's the commemoration of a tragic anniversary,
00:03the assassination of a journalist for which justice has yet to identify those responsible.
00:08There were no representatives of the government at the event.
00:11Most journalist associations hold that the authorities continue to target the independent press.
00:17We have a very open call on violence against journalists from the top of this country.
00:24We have absolutely ineffective attacks. We have more than a half of the attacks of the NN people.
00:33Since a large protest movement against corruption has swept through Serbia, several journalists have been attacked.
00:39One of the media outlets facing constant pressure and threats is TV station N1,
00:44a favourite target of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
00:48N1 is labelled as anti-Serbian media and its journalists are called foreign paid mercenaries.
00:55The situation has worsened because the government feels seriously threatened by the ongoing protests in the streets of Serbia.
01:03In Serbia, while pro-government media receive financial support, independent media are being hit.
01:10Government allies bombard them with defamation lawsuits.
01:14We are constantly being taken to court. It's very dangerous. First, it drains our resources.
01:21We don't have much money or staff. We spend our time defending ourselves over trivial matters.
01:26And meanwhile, we have no time to do our actual job.
01:33Since President Aleksandar Vucic came to power, Serbia has continuously slipped down in global press freedom rankings.
01:41The country is now second to last in Europe, just ahead of Russia.