Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Kristina Demeter Filipčev, Bečej, 14.06.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Kristina Demeter Filipčev, Bečej, 14.06.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Kristina Demeter Filipčev
  • Gender-based incident
    1
  • Type of gender-based incident
    Online sexual harassment

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Bečejski mozaik
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Kristina Demeter Fillipčev

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    14.06.2026
  • City
    Bečej
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • 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

  • 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

After the Bečej mosaic report from the public gathering, published under the title “Parallel actions at the same place in Becej: Students attracted citizens, SNS stands empty”, a series of brutal threats and insults followed on the Facebook and Instagram pages of this portal. The messages contained threats of violence and hanging, hate speech, inciting national hatred, misogynistic and sexist insults, as well as direct calls for physical violence against the journalist.

Among the messages sent to Kristina Demeter Filipčev are threats stating “you will hang like that”, “I’m going to fuck you, the journalist AND the students…all under the sword”, as well as insults on a national basis, messages questioning her origin and affiliation, as well as brutal misogynistic insults and calls for violence.

The threats were reported to the competent Public prosecutor’s office for high-tech crime.