Actual attacks on journalists, Siniša Vickov, Split, 18.04.2017.

Translations: Zagreb 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Zagreb
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Siniša Vickov

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Radio Brač
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Novinar, mediji

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  18.04.2017
• City

  Split
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  No

Siniša Vickov, Radio Brač journalist and editor, was covering Split-Dalmatian County session on April 18, 2017. Waiting for the topic that seemed to be the news of the day he left the County Building to work on some other journalistic task with the idea to come back to the County session. At his re-entrance he was stopped by two security guards preventing him to enter the session. The journalist insisted he had right to cover the session and tried to enter it, but guards pushed him away blocking his entrance. As he insisted he was knocked several times and suffered severe injuries: two broken ribs and head trauma. The journalist asked doctor’s assistance and reported the attack to he police, documents about his injuries included.