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UNS demands SNS stop discriminating against Bečejski mozaik journalists
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UNS demands SNS stop discriminating against Bečejski mozaik journalists

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Serbia's Journalists' Association (UNS) protested a Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) official preventing a journalist from reporting on a party event.
  • The official reportedly told the journalist she was from the "opposition" and asked her to leave the event area.
  • UNS cited a law prohibiting discrimination against journalists and called for an end to the practice.

The Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) has lodged a protest against the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), alleging discrimination against a journalist from the Bečejski mozaik portal. The incident occurred when Kristina Demeter Filipčev was reportedly prevented from covering an SNS event held in Bačko Gradište.

According to Demeter Filipčev, Dane Basta, a provincial secretary for sport and youth, approached her while she was filming the gathering. Basta allegedly asked her to leave the area near a tent where party members and supporters were assembled, stating, "Can I ask you something? This is a political, party event, and you are part of the opposition."

Demeter Filipčev reportedly responded that she was a journalist, not part of the opposition, and inquired if she could enter the event to report. Basta allegedly denied her request. UNS emphasized that the Law on Public Information and Media prohibits direct and indirect discrimination against media editors and journalists, and that the abuse of official positions and public authority must not violate freedom of public information.

Can I ask you something? This is a political, party event, and you are part of the opposition.

— Dane BastaA provincial secretary allegedly told a journalist she could not report on an SNS event because she was perceived as being from the opposition.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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