Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Sanja Kosović and Ina Dzakula, Kula, 23.01.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Sanja Kosović and Ina Dzakula, Kula, 23.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Sanja Kosović i Ina Dzakula

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    TVN1
  • Type of media platform
    Television
  • Source of information about the incident
    Ksenjia Pavkov

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.01.2026
  • City
    Kula
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Other

  • 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

  • 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 provided legal support

The journalists of N1 television Sanja Kosović and Ina Dzakula were the subject of hate speech and the spread of intolerance.

In the municipality of Kula, i.e. the city itself and the surrounding towns (Krstur and Kruščić), posters targeting the “Mladi Kula” list appeared, with photos of female journalists in a pyramid display, photos of journalist Sanja Kosović at the top of the pyramid, while a photo of journalist Ina Džakula is at the bottom.

On the posters posted in several places in the Tower, there are symbols of the Ustasha movement, and the posters themselves, as well as the post on Instagram allude to the affiliation of the journalist to this movement, hatred and hostility towards Serbia.

The same content was published on the “Voice of Citizens” Instagram page, which further strengthened the targeting and transferred it to the digital space.

Both incidents were reported to the competent public prosecutor’s office, in Kula, and the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office for VTK.