Country | SR |
Name and Surname | Željko veljković |
Gender | Male |
Date | 16/01/2024 |
City / Location | Belgrade |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | Nova S |
Source | Nova S, Twitter |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office |
Nova S journalist Željko Veljković was targeted, insulted and harassed especially on the X social network, but the reason was a comment he posted on this social network in connection with the hosting of a girl who sang to a dog at a basketball game.
Together with TV N1 journalist Vanja Đurić, Veljković has been targeted dozens of times, for example in a tweet where a picture of Vanja and Željko was posted claiming that the two of them insulted a minor girl (although neither Vanja nor Željko mentioned the girl’s name in their comments.
The most serious threats were made on Instagram, when Veljković was written in a direct message: “What if I fuck your dead family, I’ll kill you if I fuck your Ustasha mother”.