Translations: Beograd
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerRS
- GenderMale
- Victim(s) nameSlobodan Georgiev
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletBIRN
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incidentNezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije
Incident Data
- Date of incident17.04.2019
- CityBeograd
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
The day after BIRN published photos pointing the connection between Andrej Vucic, the brother of Serbian President and controversial businessman Zvonko Veselinovic, on social networks was started a targeting campaign. In footage of malevolently edited statements of colleague Slobodan Georgiev, which has been published on Twitter last night, he was marked as “foreign mercenary”, “traitor” and associate of Albanian and Kosovo politicians. After video publishing, there were numerous comments that contained insults and threats.