Belgrade Media Center, Independent Union of Journalists of Serbia and Independent Media Union "Independence" called all media to interrupt their program for five minutes at 11:55 to mark World Press Freedom Day. Most of the media also read an announcement requesting that the murderers of journalists in Serbia and Montenegro are brought to justice. Four cases of murders of journalists still remain unresolved:
Serbian journalists also asked for the Radio Frequency Statute to take effect, as well as creating a government agency for telecommunication and abolishing jail sentences for slander. 
Independent Union of Journalists of Montenegro asked for solidarity in the fight for media freedom. Representatives of journalist associations in Kosovo said that only certain journalists have freedom of expression, but that there is no mechanism to protect investigative reporting. Around one hundred journalists protested in front of the Kosovo Assembly building.

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World Press Freedom Day marked in Serbia and Montenegro