Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Autonomija, Novi Sad, 10.08.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Autonomija, Novi Sad, 10.08.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Autonomija
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    NDNV

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    10.08.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • 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?
    No

On August 10, a message arrived on the official Facebook page of the Autonomija portal from a person who presents herself on the social network as Dobrica Ristić.

In the attached message, the author calls the journalists “Kommunustasha” and says that “everyone will be rewarded with two 9.2 mm for their publications” – a clear allusion to firearms and liquidation.

NDNV, in cooperation with the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), immediately reported the threat to the competent prosecutor’s office, demanding an immediate reaction and investigation, including the identification and prosecution of the person who sent it.