Attacks on media and journalists associations, Jug Press, Leskovac, 15.05.2023.

IJAS •︎ 15/05/2023

Attacks on media and journalists associations, Jug Press, Leskovac, 15.05.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Jug Press, Ljiljana Stojanović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Jug Press
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Ljiljana Stojanović

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.05.2023
  • City
    Leskovac
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations
  • Type of attack
    Other attacks

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

In the case of JUG press from Leskovac, attempts to break into their system were recorded. The site suffered two serious attacks, the first in the period from 15-17. May and another on June 21, or thanks to the quick reaction of their technical support team, the consequences have been successfully eliminated. The attack has been reported, but the reasons are unknown.

As recorded in the monitoring database of Share and BIRN, this media house has been the target of similar attacks in the past, which leads to the suspicion that this incident is another attempt to exert pressure due to their objective, professional and impartial editorial policy.