Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Boris Dežulović, Croatia, 2.11.2021.

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Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Boris Dežulović, Croatia, 2.11.2021.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Boris Dežulović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    N1
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    novinar

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    02.11.2021
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Authorities - individuals
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
    Through media outlets (broadcast, print, online)
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Explicit - to journalist(s)

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Following information and a report filed by a citizen regarding threatening messages received, police officers initiated police inquiries, which are ongoing.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist Boris Dezulovic published a column entitled “Jebo vas Vukovar” on the N1 portal, on November 2nd, 2021, in which the author problematizes the abuse of the victim of the city of Vukovar for political purposes. After the column was published, Dezulović became a victim of comments on the column, in the personal profile inbox on Facebook, and the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs and the Mayor of Vukovar also publicly condemned the journalist. Dezulovic has so far received hundreds of threats because of this column, in which he is insulted, where it is said that he should be deprived of Croatian citizenship and expelled from Croatia, it is stated where the journalist lives, and that he should be killed. Some of the threats have been reported to the police.