Sashka Cvetkovska and Trajce Antonovski, physical attack, Skopje, 24.08.2017

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    Country MK
    Name and Surname Sashka Cvetkovska
    Gender Female
    Date 23/08/2017
    City / Location Skopje
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Name of the perpetrator [:en]Kosta Poprizov[:]
    Type of media online
    Media name NovaTV
    Source NovaTV
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction AJM urges the opposition to call its’ members and supporters to stop with the attacks against journalists because this kind of policy is fatal. AJM supports the fast reaction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which immediately identified the attacker, call him on questioning and announced criminal charges for violence against the attacker.

    Journalists from NovaTV were attacked while reporting on the civil initiative for gathering signatures against building refugee camps in Macedonia. The attack was done by a supporter of the initiative.