When a politician in Montenegro’s parliament calls journalists “mercenaries” who get paid 8 euros to write “ordered verdicts,” and his boss stays silent, you know press freedom is in deep trouble! Boris Bogdanović launched a brutal attack on journalists from the Analitika portal and TV E, calling them servants of the former regime and clan members — not just insults, but a call for lynching. While the government plays deaf, journalists risking their lives daily to bring truth to citizens are demonized and dehumanized. This rhetoric is no accident — it’s a program, a strategy to silence criticism and free journalism. On the other hand, Tamara Vujović from Media Culture claims Bogdanović didn’t target media as a profession but expressed political views about individuals linked to criminal clans. Still, the silence of Democratic Montenegro leader Aleksa Bečić on these attacks confirms complicity in this verbal terror. Media freedom is the cornerstone of democracy, and when journalists are declared enemies of the state, every citizen is at risk. Montenegro stands at a dangerous crossroads — dictatorship or resistance. History never forgives those who attack the truth. If you have a conscience, apologize. If you have honor, take responsibility. If you have morals, stop this hate speech!
