Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Vranje News, Vranje, 14.06.2026.

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Threats against the life and physical safety of journalists, Vranje News, Vranje, 14.06.2026.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Vranje News

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Vranje News
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Sanja Petrov

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    14.06.2026
  • City
    Vranje
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    E-mail
  • 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 provided legal support

The Vranje News portal from Vranje received a disturbing message from an account from which threats and disturbing messages were received in the previous period by other local media, including Maglochistač from Subotica, IN Media from Inđija and the editorial office of Southern News.Despite the repetition of such attacks, the competent institutions have not yet identified and prosecuted the person behind those messages.

From the account [email protected], a disturbing comment, very rude, directed against the children of the editorial staff, was reported by VranjeNews on its Facebook page.

The comment was sent on the news that the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) fails to install its member to the position of president of the School Board of the Gymnasium “Bora Stanković” in Vranje.