Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Mihajlo Stojković and Dejana Cvetković, Vranje, 16.02.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Mihajlo Stojković and Dejana Cvetković, Vranje, 16.02.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Mihajlo Stojković and Dejana Cvetković
  • Number of women in group
    1
  • Number of men in group
    1

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    InfoVranjske and Vreme
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    ANEM

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    16.02.2026
  • City
    Vranje
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • 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 informed international organizations and institutions

Mihajlo Stojković, editor of the InfoVranjske portal, received a phone call from an unknown number after reporting on threats directed at his colleague Dejana Cvetković. During the call, the caller used insults and said that both he and Dejana Cvetković “should have their mother f***ed,” and that his “child should be killed so he can see what it’s like.”