Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade, 19.06.2026.

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Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade, 19.06.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Anem
  • Type of media platform
    Television
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Urednik TV N1

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    19.06.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • 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
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • 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
  • Type of violation
    Persecution
    Other

  • 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 sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support

Commenting on the news about the attack on Veran Matić in front of the Serbian Parliament, a person signed as “Serbian” sent a series of brutal insults and threats to Matić and the TV N1 newsroom, including calls for violence and direct death threats.

A few days before that, Veran Matić was physically attacked in front of the Serbian Parliament. The new threatening message is just one in a series of messages of a similar pattern that Matić, TV N1, and numerous other journalists and media outlets continuously receive.

It is a pattern in which anonymous individuals, encouraged by the absence of a systemic reaction from institutions, use the digital space to target, intimidate and target journalists.