Threaths against the lives and limbs of journalists, Vanja Stokić, Banja Luka, 22.05.2020.

Threaths against the lives and limbs of journalists, Vanja Stokić, Banja Luka, 22.05.2020.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Gender
    Female
  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    E-trafika
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.05.2020
  • City
    Banja Luka
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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

After posting a photo with two migrants, Vanja Stokić, editor-in-chief of the E-trafika portal, received a message on her Facebook profile from a person named Goran Živanović, in which he threatened to “decapitate” not only migrants, but also “all the pastors who welcome them.”

Police in Banja Luka arrested Zivanovic the next day. He was released after the hearing and the case was handed over to the Banja Luka District Prosecutor’s Office for further proceedings.