An international media watchdog calls for protection of journalists in Serbia ahead of an election

BELGRADE, Serbia(AP) — An international media watchdog has warned that journalists in Serbia are increasingly under threat of violence and hostility ahead of a high-stakes early parliamentary election next month that will test populist President Aleksandar Vucic 's rule. The Committee to Protect Journalists urged Vucic's government this week to ensure that journalists can follow the Oct. 25 ballot “safely and without fear.” “Journalists covering the polls are at serious risk of threats, violence and hostility of the sort that has become increasingly common” during Vucic's term, CPJ said in a statement released on Tuesday.

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