BIRN Srbija

Media trials are a common occurrence in the Balkans, and newspapers, especially tabloids, conduct witch-hunts unpunished. Whoever stands in the way of the powerful ones becomes a victim of stigmatization by the media and institutions, as exemplified in the case of fashion photographer, stylist and DJ Srđan Šveljo, who was accused of pedophilia by the media, without ever being put on trial for that particular crime.