Translations: Beograd
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerRS
- GenderFemale
- Victim(s) nameIsidora Kovačević
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletPodrinske
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incidentPodrinske
Incident Data
- Date of incident17.12.2021
- CityŠabac
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- 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
In the early morning hours in Šabac, leaflets appeared across the city on high-quality colored paper, on which was written “Wanted” and below, among others, a picture of the editor-in-chief of “Podrinske”, Isidora Kovačević, under which stands “media patron of thugs” . At the bottom of the leaflet is written “for the peaceful sleep of the whisperers”. According to colleagues from the newspaper “Podrinske”, the reason for this “call for lynching” is the fact that the government in Sabac, despite the financial pressure it exerts on this editorial office, as well as constant threats of their bots through social networks – failed to “shut down” this newspaper. Numerous articles revealing the facts about the actions of high-ranking officials of the Sabac government, but also the damage that foreign “investors” plan to do in Pocerina, Jadra, Radjevina and other places in Serbia, the editor-in-chief of “Podrinske”, Isidora Kovacevic, obviously drew attention to herself and became a nuisance.