Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Predrag Simonović, Belgrade, 14.02.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Predrag Simonović, Belgrade, 14.02.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Radar
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Predrag Simonović

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    14.02.2026
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • 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 family / source / coleagues

  • 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 reacted publicly
    The association provided legal support

The journalist of the weekly Radar, Predrag Simonović, together with his family, received threats.

The latest threats received indicate the continuation of a targeted campaign of intimidation related to his journalistic work and public appearances.

Harassing calls were made to Simonović’s phone numbers, to members of his family, including a minor child, shortly after midnight on the night between February 14 and 15. According to the report, the content posted on that occasion was bizarre, vulgar and extremely disturbing, with elements of sexually explicit harassment.

Such actions represent a serious attack on privacy, security and dignity, as well as an attempt to intimidate journalists through their relatives. The journalist, otherwise a former policeman, reported these threats directly to the competent public prosecutor’s office.