Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Ivan Ivanovic, Belgrade, 09.04.2023.

IJAS •︎ 09/04/2023

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Ivan Ivanovic, Belgrade, 09.04.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Ivan Ivanovic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova S
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Tviter, Nova S

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    09.04.2023
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Public person(s)
  • 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

The author and host of the show on TV Nova S, Ivan Ivanović, received threats from Simo Spasić, the president of the Association of Families of Kidnapped, Murdered and Missing Persons from Kosovo and Metohija, via the social network Twitter.

In the message sent to him by Simo Spasić, Spasić threatens the host to break his spine, expresses himself vulgarly, accuses him, Zoran Kesić and Olja Bećković of ruining his life, and also threatens the female members of his family.