Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Sava Majstorov, Sombor, 11.07.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Sava Majstorov, Sombor, 11.07.2025.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    SO Info
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Insjader TV, internet

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    11.07.2025
  • City
    Sombor
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
    Politician(s) / political party(ies) (other than public officials)
  • 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 reacted publicly

The journalist of the SO info portal from Sombor, Sava Majstorov, was the target of verbal attacks and explicit death threats while reporting from protests and civil blockades in that city.

According to the testimony of the injured journalist, the incident occurred when he got out of the car and accidentally touched the door of another vehicle, which caused a violent reaction from a group from a nearby cafe. That group also included representatives of the Serbian Progressive Party. Although Majstorov clearly presented himself as a journalist on assignment, this did not prevent a series of insults and open threats, including the sentences: “I will kill you” and “I will slaughter you.”

Majstorov immediately reported the case to the police officers who were present at the blockade and they later took the statements of all the participants of this event.