Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade, 20.10.2025.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Veran Matić, Belgrade, 20.10.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Javniservis.net
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Ljiljana Stojanović

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.10.2025
  • City
    Belgrade
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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
    Implicit - to journalist(s)

  • Action by the authorities

  • 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 association informed international organizations and institutions

Velimir Bulatović from Vranjska Banja, the father of a former MP and dismissed president of the dissolved SNS City Board in Vranje, posted a series of offensive and threatening messages directed at Veran Matić on his Facebook profile. Bulatović reacted to a statement Matić gave to the Regional News Agency JUGpress regarding insults Bulatović directed at journalist Milojko Pantić. In his post, he implied that “he has the right to self-defense and will not forgive Matić for the falsehoods he has spread,” which can be interpreted as a direct threat to Matić’s safety.