Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Igor Velić, Bor, 24.01.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Igor Velić, Bor, 24.01.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Igor Velić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    NG Portal
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Igor Velić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.01.2026
  • City
    Bor
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    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

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

The journalist from Bor, Igor Velić, was threatened on the social network Facebook.

On the “Borski Blok” page, under the animated video content in which Igor Velić is targeted and discredited, comments containing explicit calls for violence were published. From the profile under the name “Ika Mijatov” a threat was sent with the words: “liquidate, why not? no harm”, while from the profile “Radjen Milan” a comment was published: “He should be lynched… who should be afraid of him… those Piculici are such traitors”, along with a series of insults and humiliating qualifications.

In the published video content, without any evidence, Velić is attributed with manipulative behavior and alleged intentions to threaten the stability of Serbia, while through animated displays and montages it is suggested that he is in prison, carries a knife and is prone to alcohol.

The threats were reported to the competent public prosecution for VTK.