Prijetnje smrću i teškim tjelesnim ozljedama, Jurica Gašpar, online, 03.09.2024.

CJA •︎ 05/09/2024

Prijetnje smrću i teškim tjelesnim ozljedama, Jurica Gašpar, online, 03.09.2024.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Jurica Gašpar

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Morski.hr
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Journalist

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    03.09.2024
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Chat applications
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • 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

After the kidnapping threats against Morski.hr journalist and editor Jurica Gašpar, Gašpar received new threats by direct message on the Facebook profile of the Morski.hr portal, as well as in the comments on the post on Facebook. The threats included, among other things, “you’re coming to an end slowly but surely”, “someone could knock that camera off your head and shorten your fingers so you’ll write less nonsense” and “”it’s coming to an end for you… die nits. We will unite against scumbags and **ck your mother”.