Death threats and threats to physical safety of a journalist, Pero Jovović, Belgrade, 05.06.2022.

IJAS •︎ 05/06/2022

Death threats and threats to physical safety of a journalist, Pero Jovović, Belgrade, 05.06.2022.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Pero Jovović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova.rs
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Nova.rs

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    05.06.2022
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

On June 5, journalist Pero Jovović received a threatening message on Instagram from a profile called “Red Devils”, with the following content: “You think we forgot when you were in Prishtina? P…. you don’t know what’s in store for you!”