Actual attacks on journalists, Dusan Ostojic, Aleksinac, 29.05.2019.

IJAS •︎ 29/05/2019

Actual attacks on journalists, Dusan Ostojic, Aleksinac, 29.05.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Dušan Ostojić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    aleksinac.net i proverenavest.info
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Udruženje novinara Srbije

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    29.05.2019
  • City
    Aleksinac
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

The car, belonging to a local dentist, journalist, blogger Dusan Ostojic, was burned outside his home when unknown perpetrators broke the car window, pour petrol to its interior and set it on fire. Ostojic, who is the editor of proverenavest.info website, said he saw the incident as a warning for his civic activism and articles about the tree cutting in the town, stolen babies and illegal tenders.