Other threats to journalists, Sasa Stojkovic, Vranje, 24.07.2020.

IJAS •︎ 25/07/2020

Other threats to journalists, Sasa Stojkovic, Vranje, 24.07.2020.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Saša Stojković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Info Vranjske
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Info Vranjske

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.07.2020
  • City
    Vranje
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

VRANJE, July 24, 2020 – The Main Board of the Vranje SNS published on its Facebook profile the answer to the author’s text of the journalist Stojković, published the day before on the Info Vranjske portal.

In response, local SNS officials verbally confronted the journalist in a very offensive manner, calling him a human nit, a sloth, a pig farmer. The statement even insinuates to the heirs of the journalists, who are also mentioned in a very rude way. The statement further states the alleged connection with the Albanians and uses expressions that can mean national, racial and religious intolerance.

In this way, severe insults were uttered towards the journalist and he was rudely targeted.