An online meeting on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists (Platform) was held on 9 June 2021 as a support to actors in Serbia dedicated to improvement in the field of the protection and safety of journalists. Members of the Working group for recording cases of pressures on journalists and other media actors, which was established by Ombudsman and media and journalists’ associations in 2020, participated in this meeting. The Working group was established with the aim to comprehensively record attacks and pressure on journalists and media actors and create an efficient mechanism for protecting their safety and rights.
During this meeting representatives of the Platform presented key and operational aspects relating to its functioning, shared their experiences and best practices with participants from Serbia encouraging their further efforts and contribution to creation of favourable or enabling environment for freedom of expression.