Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Magločistač, Novi Sad, 22.01.2025.

IJAS •︎ 22/01/2025

Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Magločistač, Novi Sad, 22.01.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

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

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.01.2025
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Chat applications
  • 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
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Death threats were sent to the editors of the Foglochistač portal through the Facebook messaging application.

The messages read: “fuck your family, we will kill you”. The threatening message was forwarded from the account “Ika Mijatov”. At the time the message was sent, the profile was active, and the profile photo contained a photo of Aleksandar Vučić.

The threat was reported to the competent prosecutor’s office.

Source: https://www.maglocistac.rs/drustvo/redakciji-portala-maglocistac-upucene-pretnje-smrcu-slucaj-prijavljen-nadleznim-institucijama