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As a part of  the OSCE Mission to Serbia's efforts to support implementation of the Media Strategy that also underlines the need to observe digital habits and competences of Serbian citizens, due to growing importance of Internet and social media for news distribution and consumption, the OSCE

The 2022 Annual Report on the Activities of Permanent Working Group for Safety of Journalists (PWG) was written by its members Marija Babic (Independent Journalists Association of Serbia) and Veran Matic (Association of Independent Electronic Media) as well as by Miroslav Jankovic from the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The findings of this Report point out that activities of the PWG in 2022 were more intensive and certain positive practices were established, and the solidarity it demonstrated in certain cases was of great importance for the journalists. Year 2022 was marked by very disturbing cases of threats to journalists and the media outlets, and the PWG representatives recognized the need to change and adapt the way of their work and to intensify activities, not only in regular and extraordinary meetings, but also through visits to the newsrooms and journalists, to local media outlets, and support for journalists and media outlets facing difficult court proceedings. According to the PWG’s Rulebook, the Group has to publish report about its work and activities once a year, and this Report represents fulfilment of this obligation for 2022.

The research Media users over the age of 65 in Serbia identifies dominant media usage habits of older adults, their motivations and attitudes as well as gender differences of media users in this population that makes one fifth of all citizens in Serbia. The research contributes to the implementation of Action plan of the Strategy for the development of public information system 2020-2025.

This Report seeks to inform and support the Serbian authorities in the process of the implementation of the Media Strategy Action Plan of Serbia.  It provides an overview of the key novelties of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) with particular regard to the 2018 revision thereof,

An analysis of the OSCE Mission to Serbia's monitoring results. The present report was created in the framework of the EU funded “Support to Monitoring of National War Crimes Trials (Phase II)” project. The findings contained in the report are based on the analysis of a large volume of data collected through monitoring of war crimes proceedings held in Serbia between 2015 and 2019.

Summary of the OSCE Mission to Serbia's monitoring results. The present report was created in the framework of the EU funded “Support to Monitoring of National War Crimes Trials (Phase II)” project and “Continued support to monitoring of national war crimes trials (bridging phases II and III)” project, funded by Federal Republic of Germany. The findings contained in the report are based on the analysis of data collected through monitoring of war crimes proceedings held in Serbia between 2020 and 2021.

The publication sets out a review of gender and social aspects in the context of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), considerations of gender issues in activities with a European international, transnational and national dimension and provides a number of practical examples of European gender-sensitive approaches in DRR, including those from Serbia. The publication is aimed at assisting policy-making disaster authorities responsible for managing natural hazards to further strengthen community resilience by integrating a gender perspective into Disaster Risk Management and adopt a whole-of-society approach to DRR.

The research and analysis on the Professional and Ethical Standards in Production and Distribution of Youth oriented content in Serbia was developed in 2021 by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) and commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Serbia. Research, combining desk analysis, media monitoring,

The report Gender-based violence against women politicians in Serbia and its brief – Violence against women politicians in Serbia: women in politics at the tripoint of gender, power and political culture were commissioned by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), while the OSCE Mission to Serbia supported its publishing. The purpose of the report is to identify patterns of structural, cultural and direct violence against women in politics, backed by personal experience of respondents, to analyze public and media discourse relating to women politicians and provide factual basis for further analyses and action in addressing violence against women in politics.