Other threats to journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade and Novi Sad, 05.02.2026.

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Other threats to journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade and Novi Sad, 05.02.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Veran Matić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Javni servis
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    ANEM, direct insight into the content

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    05.02.2026
  • City
    Beograd and Novi Sad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • 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
    The association informed international organizations and institutions

An organized campaign to discredit Veran Matić is continuing. Following the broadcast of content produced by the Center for Social Stability titled “Zlo doba 2” on television stations with national frequency, the campaign has intensified through statements issued by the same organization and the coordinated dissemination of accusations on newly established local portals linked to the actors behind this campaign.

In the film “Zlo doba 2,” the President of the Managing Board of Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) is dangerously targeted through distortion of facts and a manipulative narrative portraying Matić as a “traitor to Serbia,” a “foreign mercenary,” and an “agent,” along with additional accusations of alleged embezzlement of “enormous sums of money.”

The campaign then continues with a statement from the Center for Social Stability accusing Matić of acting “against the state interests of Serbia,” and announcing that “a thematic special dedicated to his committed work on certain anti-state projects will soon be released.” This was followed by a wave of articles and posts across a series of newer portals and pages that are already clearly serving as instruments for settling scores with dissenters and critical voices, including: Podunavlje uživo, Nova Pazova uživo, Stara Pazova uživo, Palanačke vesti, Lučani uživo, Glas Aranđelovca, Srbija na istoku, as well as other similar channels.