Attacks on journalists, Bulgarian National Television BNT, Bosilevgrad, 14.06.2022.

IJAS •︎ 14/06/2022

Attacks on journalists, Bulgarian National Television BNT, Bosilevgrad, 14.06.2022.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Bogdana Lazarov, Dimitar Slavov, Nikolaj Andreev i Robert Vecov

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Bugarska nacionalna televizija BNT
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    BNT i novinari iz Bosilevgrada

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    14.06.2022
  • City
    Bosilevgrad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

A team of investigative journalists from the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) “Traces remain” and eco-activists from Bulgaria and Serbia were physically attacked in Serbia on June 14th on the state road in front of the “Podvirovi” mine in the village of Karamanica in the municipality of Bosilegrad. The TV crew included journalist Bogdana Lazarova, cameramen Dimitar Slavov and Nikolaj Andreev, and technician Robert Vetsov. A team of journalists from Bulgaria came to Serbia to record a story about environmental pollution in the border area in the municipality of Bosilegrad. They had all the necessary permits for filming in Serbia.

As journalists and activists approached the mine, about 50 meters from the entrance to the mine, a minibus blocked their way, so they had to continue on foot. At that moment, six or seven people, including the director of the mine, attacked the team, first throwing stones at them, and then fists.