Actual attacks on journalists, Aleksandar Blanuša, Zrenjanin, 08.05.2026.

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Actual attacks on journalists, Aleksandar Blanuša, Zrenjanin, 08.05.2026.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Portal Volim Zrenjanin
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    UNS

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    08.05.2026
  • City
    Zrenjanin
  • 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
    Physical attack without physical injury

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Light physical injury

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

Journalist Aleksandar Blanuša was physically hindered and attacked in Zrenjanin.

At the Great Market in Zrenjanin, there was a conflict between SNS members and activists of the Movement of United Phantoms (PUF), while the gathered citizens watched the event. Journalist Blanuša tried to get a statement from Mayor Sim Salapura, but to no avail, because, as he pointed out to UNS, SNS activists and sympathizers pushed him, tripped him up and hindered him in his work. According to him, the activists were standing in front of the camera, and at some point SNS officials tried to take the journalist’s phone away.

Blanuša says that a few hours later SNS sympathizers and activists who gathered at the roundabout insulted him and his family.
He points out that he had his journalist ID with him all the time, that he introduced himself and said that he was a member of the UNS, but that this did not stop the attacks.