Threats against the life and physical safety, Journalist of Mašina, Novi Sad, 13.10.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety, Journalist of Mašina, Novi Sad, 13.10.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Novinarka Mašine

  • 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
    13.10.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Bots
  • 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 primi prijavu i zapoceo psotupak
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • 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 social network Instagram, in the comments on the post on the Mašina portal about events in Novi Sad, from the account of a person who signed himself as car sales and export, a threat was sent to the journalist of the portal who was reporting from Novi Sad.

In the comment it was written: “Ustasha is calling you the fuck.” We will soon find out who you are”.

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