Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Dinko Gruhonjić, Novi Sad, 12.09.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Dinko Gruhonjić, Novi Sad, 12.09.2025.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Dinko Gruhonjić

  • Media outlet

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

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.09.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Organized groups
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Telephone (Call or sms)
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Explicit - to journalist(s)

  • 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

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

On September 12, an unknown person first tried to call Gruhonjić, and after he did not answer from the same phone number, a message was received stating:

“Aleksandre, send us salads, there will be meat, we will slaughter the BLOODY Ustashas!!! Death to the Gruhonjić family!!!!!”

The threat was reported to the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office, and a criminal complaint was filed against an unknown person for the offense of endangering security.