Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Zeljko Veljkovic, Belgrade, 21.6.2021.

IJAS •︎ 21/06/2021

Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Zeljko Veljkovic, Belgrade, 21.6.2021.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Željko Veljković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    NewsMax Adria
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    NUNS

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.06.2021
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist of „NewsMax Adria“ television, Zeljko Veljkovic received insults and threats via social networks, after a tv report about him was made on June 19 on Pink TV, after he mentioned Srebrenica and crimes against Albanians in an editorial on the show “Pregled dana” on June 18. In the tv report itself, his sentences were taken out of context, and the ones in which he talked about Srebrenica, stolen refrigerators and killed Albanians revolved.