Attacks on media, Jug Press, Leskovac, 17.06.2023.

IJAS •︎ 21/06/2023

Attacks on media, Jug Press, Leskovac, 17.06.2023.

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Jug Press

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Jug Press
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Ljiljana Stojanović

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    21.06.2023
  • City
    Leskovac
  • 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

In the case of JUG Press from Leskovac, attempts to break into their system were recorded. The site suffered two serious attacks, the first in the period of 15-17. on May and another on June 21, but thanks to the quick response of their technical support team, the consequences were successfully resolved. The attack was reported, however the reasons are unknown.

As noted in the monitoring database of Share and BIRN, this media house has been the target of similar attacks before, which leads to the suspicion that this incident is another attempt to exert pressure due to their objective, professional and impartial editorial policy.