Actual attacks on journalists, Darko Gligorijević, Bajina Bašta, 29.03.2026.

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Actual attacks on journalists, Darko Gligorijević, Bajina Bašta, 29.03.2026.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Darko Gligorijević

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Zoomer
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Darko Gligorijević

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    29.03.2026
  • City
    Bajina Bašta
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    Attack resulting in physical harm

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Light physical injury

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association provided legal support

Darko Gligorijević, a Zoomer journalist, was physically attacked while reporting during election day on March 29.

He was attacked in Bajana Bašta, while reporting from the field, by unknown assailants who tried to take his phone, and then punched him several times in the head and sprayed him with pepper spray, even though he clearly stated that he was a journalist.

The case was reported at the police station in Bajina Bašta.