Other threats to journalists, Jelena Jovanović, Podgorica, 10.10.2025.

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Other threats to journalists, Jelena Jovanović, Podgorica, 10.10.2025.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Jelena Jovanović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Vijesti
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Novinarka

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    10.10.2025
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Chat applications
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Other

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Police informed the prosecutor
  • Public prosecutor's action
    The prosecutor has obtained a statement from Jovanović.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist Jelena Jovanović from Vijesti reported several unknown individuals to the police on Friday, October 10, for stalking, endangering her safety, obstructing a journalist in the performance of their professional duties, and inciting racial and religious intolerance.

An unknown person had previously posted her photograph on the Facebook account “Niko Kater,” which was taken without her permission from her social media, along with a claim that Jovanović had been arrested. On the same day, Jovanović received a series of threatening messages in her inbox, including insults such as “traitor, get lost” and comments targeting her nationality. The journalist has been subjected to similar messages on social media for the past six years.

On November 30. police said that they filed a criminal complaint against M. K. from that town on suspicion that he endangered the safety of journalist.