Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, newsroom of Mašina 2, Belgrade, 25.05.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, newsroom of Mašina 2, Belgrade, 25.05.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Mašina
  • Number of women in group
    5
  • Number of men in group
    2

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Mašina
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Marko Miletić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    25.05.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    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
  • 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 informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support

The editors of the Mašina portal received a new threatening message in a comment on the portal’s Instagram account. The message followed the notification and announcement to the public that the newsroom had received a death threat.

After the newsroom informed the public, more disturbing comments poured in, including a new threat that read:  “You will end up in a barrel” – written by the person behind the Yvan Luka Benyx account.

The threat was reported to the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office for VTK.