Other threats to journalists, Vojkan Kostić, Belgrade, 22.06.2026.

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Other threats to journalists, Vojkan Kostić, Belgrade, 22.06.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Beta
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Beta

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.06.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was not reported to the authorities
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
    Authorities - institutions
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Unfounded judicial and administrative harassment including SLAPP cases

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Security threat
    Other

  • 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 reacted publicly
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support

The editor-in-chief of Beta News Agency, Vojkan Kostić, while reporting as a journalist from the search of the apartment of military analyst Aleksandar Radić on 06.22. In 2026, he was summoned to report to the Criminal Police Directorate due to suspicion of activities linked to the alleged preparation of acts against the constitutional order and security of Serbia.

Kostić found himself on the spot and was performing a journalistic task because he was accompanying military analyst Aleksandar Radić, who some time before was invited to attend the search of his apartment on suspicion of the crime of preparing the violent overthrow of the constitutional order. Kostić was with Radić when the police called him to come to the apartment. After arriving at the scene, Kostić continued to report on the event of public interest, which is why he was served with the summons.

The members of the police were very unpleasant towards Kostić at first, with messages that he understood as intimidation and a warning that, if he continued to report, he himself could be suspected of a criminal offense.

Such behavior represents unacceptable pressure on journalists who report on events of public importance.