Attacks on media outlets and organizations, Nova.rs, Belgrade, 18.01.2026.

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Attacks on media outlets and organizations, Nova.rs, Belgrade, 18.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization
  • Organisation name
    Nova.rs

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    N1, ANEM

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    18.01.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations
  • Type of attack
    Hacking attack

  • 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

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions

Instagram accounts of the portal Nova.rs (nova.rs_portal, nova.rs_show, and nova.rs_sport) were temporarily suspended, as well as the private account of the administrator of the mentioned profiles.

The accounts were suspended on January 18th at around 11:30 AM, without any detailed explanation, other than a general statement about a “violation of community standards and terms.” Representatives of Nova.rs contacted Meta’s support, after which the main Nova.rs account was restored within five minutes, once the administrator’s identity was confirmed. Later, the other accounts were also reinstated.

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