Threats against media outlets and organizations, Slobodna reč, Vranje, 28.01.2026.

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Threats against media outlets and organizations, Slobodna reč, Vranje, 28.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Slobodna reč

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Slobodna reč
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Sanja Petrov

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    28.01.2026
  • City
    Vranje
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    E-mail
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Explicit or implicit threats to physical safety of newsroom

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • 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 provided legal support

Threats were sent to the Slobodna reč portal on January 28 through a message on the official profile of this media outlet, which states: “You vermin of the Ustasha traitors, we will arrest you forever so that you will never sprout again.”