Actual attacks on journalists, Zivana Susak Zivkovic, Split, 12.04.2020.

CJA •︎ 14/04/2020

Actual attacks on journalists, Zivana Susak Zivkovic, Split, 12.04.2020.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Živana Šušak Živković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Dalmatinski Portal
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Medij

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.04.2020
  • City
    Split
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Općinsko državno odvjetništvo u Splitu podiglo je optužnicu protiv dvojice muškaraca (53) i (21). Muškarci se terete za kazneno djelo prisile prema osobi koja obavlja poslove od javnog interesa ili u javnoj službi.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

On April 12, during the morning Easter Mass at the church in Sirobuja (Split, Croatia) a Dalmacija Portal journalist Zivana Susak Zivkovic was attacked while filming gathering of believers in front of the church. First she was roughly pushed to the church’s front door and then, while live streaming the event someone took her cell phone and destroyed it. In the turmoil, her hand was heavily pinned by the church door. Susak Zivkovic reported the case to the police and sought medical assistance.