Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Srdjan Nonić, Niš, 18.05.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Srdjan Nonić, Niš, 18.05.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Niška inicijativa
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Srdjan Nonić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    18.05.2026
  • City
    Niš
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the police
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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
    Persecution

  • 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 provided legal support

Journalist Srđan Nonić received two disturbing messages of threats and insults from the profile of “Sala” via the Facebook page “Niška initiativa”, which read: “You are a stinking boy. You should be hanged! Stinky Stink”.

To the question “Who are you hero? Introduce yourself. Do you want to hang me?”, the answer came “Let’s get to know each other? Come on hero. Call me stinky.” Then came a call with similar insults and disturbing messages in which the person continued with the intention of initiating and establishing contact with Nonić.

These threats and disturbing messages were reported to the police, and the following day, Nonić gave a statement at the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis.