Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Gavrilo Andric, Belgrade, 02.07.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Gavrilo Andric, Belgrade, 02.07.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Slobodni novinar
  • Type of media platform
    Freelancer
  • Source of information about the incident
    Gavrilo Andrić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    02.07.2025
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Chat applications
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Explicit - to journalist(s)

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case

  • 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
    The association provided legal support

Photojournalist Gavrilo Andrić received threats via a message on the social media platform Instagram, containing the following text:

“I’ll kill you, you s**m
With a knife
In the kidney.”

The case has been reported to the Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime.