Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Ana Hegediš Lalić, Novi Sad, 23.02.2025.

IJAS •︎ 23/02/2025

Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Ana Hegediš Lalić, Novi Sad, 23.02.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Ana Hegediš Lalić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova S i NDNV
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
    Other
  • Source of information about the incident
    Ana Hegediš Lalić, objava na Fejsbuku

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    23.02.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • 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
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

Journalist of Nova S and president of NDNV Ana Hegediš Lalić received threats on the social network Facebook.

A person who presents himself as an employee of Public enterprise Vodovod i kanalizacija from Novi Sad wrote in a direct message:

“Ustasa whore, you will never get Vojvodina, we will burn you at the stake like a witch”.

The threat was reported to the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office for high-tech crime.