Attacks on media outlets and organization, RTS, Belgrade, 16.03.2019.

IJAS •︎ 16/03/2019

Attacks on media outlets and organization, RTS, Belgrade, 16.03.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Radio-televizija Srbije

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Danas

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    16.03.2019
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

The incident took place on Saturday, 16.03.2019 after the anti-government protests 1 of 5 million when a group of protesters gathered in front of the RTS building and entered it with a request to allow their leaders to address the public in a live broadcast. During the incident, the police force was deployed and after hours’ long confrontation, protesters left the building. No journalists were physically harmed.