Actual attacks on journalists, journalist from Istinomer, Beograd, 15.4.2025.

IJAS •︎ 15/04/2025

Actual attacks on journalists, journalist from Istinomer, Beograd, 15.4.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Journalist from Istinomer

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Istinomer
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Istinomer

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.04.2025
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_without_injury

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Novinarka se obratila policajcu koji je bio prisutan na licu mesta. Umesto da preduzme mere zaštite i evidentira napad, policijski službenik joj je samo rekao: „Čuvajte se, i prema nama se odnose tako.“

  • 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 informed international organizations and institutions

A journalist from Istinomer was physically attacked while performing her professional duties in front of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. The journalist was, as part of her assignment and in the public interest, recording tents that had been set up across from the National Assembly, aiming to inform the public about who the people staying in them are, in whose name they are speaking, and what the purpose of their presence is. While filming, although identified as a journalist with proper accreditation, she was physically attacked by an unknown man who struck her on the arm and knocked the phone out of her hand. In this way, she was violently prevented from carrying out her journalistic work.