Other threats to journalists, Group of Media, Podgorica, 03.05.2025.

TUMM •︎ 03/05/2025

Other threats to journalists, Group of Media, Podgorica, 03.05.2025.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    E TV, Portal Analitika, M Portal and Antena M

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    E TV, Portal Analitika, M Portal i Antena M
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://www.antenam.net/politika/364895-lekovic-dio-medija-naziva-slugama-i-zastitnicima-mafije

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    03.05.2025
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Politician(s) / political party(ies) (other than public officials)
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Through media outlets (broadcast, print, online)
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

Democratic Montenegro MP Momčilo Leković, in a public statement, targeted certain media outlets in Montenegro, including E Television, Portal Analitika, M Portal, and Antena M, publicly labeling them as “servants and protectors of the mafia”.

“In addition to institutions that are bravely and strongly fighting against crime and corruption, Montenegro also needs independent and free media—not media that will serve as servants and protectors of the mafia”, Leković stated in the release.