Translations: Beograd
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerBelgrade
- Who was attacked?Journalist
- GenderWoman
- Victim(s) nameMilena Ilić
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletZa Medija
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incidentZa Medija
Incident Data
- Date of incident30.11.2025
- CityNegotin
- Were authorities informed?Case was reported to the police
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked byOrganized groups
- Means of incidents and attacksIn person
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
- Type of attackPhysical attack without physical injury
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Unknown
Milena Ilić, a journalist from Zaječar, was attacked in Negotin on November 30. Journalist Ilić reported on local elections for Newsmax Balkans TV. She was with her fellow journalist Suzana Mihajlović Jovanović of the NG portal and they were attacked while reporting on the elections.
On that occasion, Milena Ilić received a strong blow to the shoulder, she was pushed away and insulted, while Mihajlović Jovanović was hit in the back.
The case was immediately reported to the Negotin police, and according to the testimony of other colleagues, after the incident, hooded persons got into a bus with Belgrade license plates and left the scene.