Attacks on media outlets and organizations, Radar, Belgrade, 18.01.2026.

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Attacks on media outlets and organizations, Radar, Belgrade, 18.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization
  • Organisation name
    Radar

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    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

The Instagram account of the Radar portal (Radar is part of United Media) was permanently suspended.

The account was 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.” The account was permanently deleted from the system, with the explanation that “nothing could be done” regarding the matter.

The account was restored following the editorial team’s response and communication with Meta.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTpuFHjDWJ_/?igsh=a250NnRjeWU2bW0w