Attacks on journalists, Gordana Bjeletic, Niš, 02.05.2020.

Translations: Beograd 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  RS
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Gordana Bjeletić

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Južne vesti
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Južne vesti

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  01.05.2020
• City

  Niš
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  life_threat

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

On May 2nd during the curfew, while reporting about gathering of a group of citizens (probably football fans) who intended to make a fire-show using torches (specific for football matches in Europe), journalist and editor of Juzne vesti Gordana Bjeletic who was on assignment and reported about  the event, along with photoreporter Vanja Keser, was attacked by a glass ( the glass was thrown at her) and next to them  a car  passed at a high speed.

The incident was preceded by a conversation between journalist and members of the group. On journalist’s question one of them from the group answered with “because I didn’t ask you” and told the journalist to “put that camera down”.