Actual attacks on journalists, Ivan Bjelić, Šarbanovac near Bor, 29.03.2026.

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Actual attacks on journalists, Ivan Bjelić, Šarbanovac near Bor, 29.03.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Revolt
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Marko Zivković

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    29.03.2026
  • City
    Šarbanovac kod Bora
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    Attack resulting in physical harm

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Serious bodily injury
    Damage to journalists' belongings

  • 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 most serious attacks during the election campaign on March 29 took place in Šarbanovac near Bor, where Revolt journalists Lazar Dinić and Ivan Bjelic were brutally beaten, and journalist Zorica Popović was physically attacked.

Revolt journalist Ivan Bjelic was brutally attacked and beaten by multiple attackers while he was trying to protect his colleague. Bjelic suffered serious injuries, especially on his face.

The cases were reported to the police and the public prosecutor’s office in Bor.