The two-days training on Protection and safety of journalists contributed to raising awareness about the position of journalists at risk and measures for improvements in their protection, especially in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and other European standards on freedom of expression.

The training was implemented within the programme of continuous training of the Judicial Academy and the participants were judges and prosecutors of the Basic Court and the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad.

The activity was organised under the Grant Agreement between the Council of Europe and the Judicial Academy of the Republic of Serbia, within the action "Freedom of expression and freedom of the media in Serbia (JUFREX)", which is part of the joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022" that helps Beneficiaries to align their practice with Council of Europe and European Union standards in the enlargement process, where applicable.