Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Newsroom of Mašina, Novi Sad, 12.10.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Newsroom of Mašina, Novi Sad, 12.10.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Redakcija portala Mašina

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Mašina
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Marko MIletić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.10.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Explicit - to journalist(s)

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Javni tuzilac je primio prijavu od NUNS-a, i zaveo slučaj, uzeo izjavu od urednika Mašine.

  • 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 provided legal support

On October 12, 2025, on the Instagram social network, in the comments on the post on the Mašina portal about events in Novi Sad, a threat was sent to the editorial office of the portal from the account of a person who signed himself as Drago Predojević. In the meantime, the account has been changed or deleted from the social network.

It is written in the comment: “Still, it will have to be resolved”.

The threat was reported to the special public prosecutor’s office for VTK in agreement with NUNS.