Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Marko Vidojković, Dinko Gruhonjić, Ivan Ivanović and Sanja Ignjatović Eker, Belgrade and Novi Sad, 30.9.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Marko Vidojković, Dinko Gruhonjić, Ivan Ivanović and Sanja Ignjatović Eker, Belgrade and Novi Sad, 30.9.2025.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Marko Vidojković, Dinko Gruhonjić, Ivan Ivanović and Sanja Ignjatović Eker

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova S, nova.rs and Autonomija
  • Type of media platform
    Television
    Printed Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    30.09.2025
  • City
    Belgrade and Novi Sad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • Type of incident
    Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists
  • Type of threat
    Implicit - to journalist(s)

  • Action by the authorities

  • 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
    The association informed international organizations and institutions

On 30 September 2025, at least four Serbian journalists were targeted with anonymous printed leaflets, which were distributed to private mailboxes and public spaces in Belgrade and other cities. The printed leaflets describe each journalist as having ‘bloody hands’, accusing them of organising the so-called ‘colored revolution’. Photos of Marko Vidojkovic, Dinko Gruhonjic, Ivan Ivanovic, and Sanja Ignjatović Eker are featured on the leaflets. These threats are the result of fabricated narratives which have been relentlessly spread for months by public officials, including from the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, and supported by pro-government tabloid media outlets, to discredit independent reports of the anti-corruption protests.