Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Kristina Demeter Filipčev, Bečej, 29.03.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Kristina Demeter Filipčev, Bečej, 29.03.2026.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Kristina Demeter Filipčev
  • Gender-based incident
    1
  • Type of gender-based incident
    Threats of sexual violence

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Bečejske
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Kristina Demeter Filipčev

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    29.03.2026
  • City
    Bečej
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • 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
    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?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association provided legal support

After reporting from the local elections held in Kula, journalist Kristina Demeter Filipčev from the local media Bečejski mozaik, was exposed to a series of sexist insults based on gender and nationality, as well as threats, which represent a serious form of online violence, gender-based harassment and intimidation, the main goal of which is to humiliate the journalist, silence her and remove her from her professional work, creating an atmosphere of fear and insecurity.

Just some of the comments are: “Block the house of this journalist”, “You are an Ustashka terrorist…” “The people of Banac came to fuck Hungarians, they don’t know how to say no”, “Since you write like that, post a picture so you can see that I can fuck freaks…”, “The sea is the mother of Ustasha”, “She is a piece of shit…” The content of the comments represents impermissible hate speech, misogynist and nationalist targeting, as well as serious threats which are intended to cause fear and threaten security.

The threats were reported to the public prosecutor’s office.