Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Radio Rijeka editor and editorial office, Rijeka, 26.03.2021.

CJA •︎ 26/03/2021

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Radio Rijeka editor and editorial office, Rijeka, 26.03.2021.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Music editor of Radio Rijeka

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Radio Rijeka
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Radio Rijeka

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    26.03.2021
  • City
    Rijeka
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    E-mail
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association informed international organizations and institutions

The music editor on Radio Rijeka played on March 25 the song by Vinko Coca “When I die wrapped in white”, one of the popular fan songs of football team Hajduk from Split (there is a big animosity among fans of different clubs from different cities in Croatia).

This was followed by insults and threats, especially towards a journalist, the music editor who played the song. After that, Joso Krmpotic, the host of the show on Radio Rijeka, instead of standing on his colleague’s side and protecting her from the chase, he started apologizing to the listeners.

On March 26, the editorial board received an e-mail saying among other things: “If I hear another, only one “tovarian” song that I don’t like (to sing about an olive tree, a stone or to glorify Dalmatia and those gypsies) I’LL FUCK YOU ALL. Badly. One wrong move, one wrong song and the whole Radio Rijeka goes up in the air together with the editorial office crew which is then on duty. You read well. This is an open threat. Be smart in your head and in the future be careful what songs you play because you aren’t even aware of what kind of shit you got into because of one stupid woman.”