Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Luka Pešić, Belgrade, 24.01.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Luka Pešić, Belgrade, 24.01.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Freelancer
  • Source of information about the incident
    Luka Pešić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.01.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • 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
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Implicit - 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?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support

On January 24, 2026, in the afternoon hours, an incident occurred in which journalist and photojournalist Luka Pešić was subjected to threats. The incident took place on the sidewalk in front of Pionirski Park in Belgrade, directly across from the National Assembly.

At the time, Luka Pešić was filming and photographing the area behind the fenced section of the camp in Pionirski Park when at least two individuals—a man and a woman—approached him. According to his testimony and video footage, they verbally threatened and harassed him. In the recording, one person can be heard threatening Pešić and his colleagues, saying that they would find all of them and that “we’ll see about that.”

NUNS reported the case to the competent public prosecutor’s office.