Translations: Zagreb
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerZagreb
- GenderMale
- Victim(s) name[:en]Hrvoje Šimićević[:hr]Hrvoje Šimičević[:]
Media outlet
- Name of the media outlet[:en]H-alter[:hr]H-alter[:]
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incident[:en]HND, Journalist[:hr]HND, novinar[:]
Incident Data
- Date of incident07.08.2015
- City[:en]Rijeka[:hr]Rijeka[:]
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
Action by the authorities
- Public prosecutor's actionPodignuta optužnica
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
Journalist Šimićević was attacked and got two blows in his head in Rijeka, on Thursday, August 5, arond 22:30. The incident happend as he was waiting for the bus to Zagreb with persons who were present, along with himself, at the debate “Women in War” at Croatian National Theatre “Ivan pl. Zajc” in Rijeka. “ Šimićević was covering the debate.