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Vremena interview - Voices of Rebellion: Veran Matić

February 18, 2026, 18:35 am RV

Veran Matić, Vremen interview — Veran Matić

In the new episode of "Voices of Rebellion", Veran Matić talks about the alleged cooperation with Aleksandar Vučić, the conquest of media freedom, the fight for freedom of speech under Milošević and what it's like to be a target of Vučić's autocratic regime

Veran Matić has been in journalism since 1984.

In this episode "Voices of rebellion” talks about what his alleged "collaboration" with Aleksandar Vučić was like, what it was like to win media freedom before the collapse of the SFRY, fight for freedom of speech under Milošević, and then again be a target in the autocratic regime of A. Vučić.

You can listen to and follow the "Interview Vremena - Voices of Rebellion" podcast on our YouTube channel, as well as on other audio platforms.

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