Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Danka Derifaj, Split, 13.8.2021.

Translations: Zagreb 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Zagreb
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Danka Derifaj

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  RTL
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Medij

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  13.08.2021
• City

  Split
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  life_threat

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

• Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?

  Yes

Due to her journalistic assignment, journalist Danka Derifaj on August 12, 2021. climbed to the roof of the building together with the tenant’s representative Branko Miodrag, so that he could show her what the roof looks like after Marko Perković Thompson turned it into his yard, even though it is on the adjacent plot of land. Marko Perković Thompson, a singer, accused journalist Derifaj of breaking into his property and intimidating his children, he announced on his official Facebook page, after which Thompson’s fans started insulting the journalist and threatening her. The comments focused on how journalists should be killed, how Thompson should get a security guard and a “journalist afterwards heal wounds if she stays alive”, and also called on war veterans to stand in “defense” of the singer’s children. For days, untruths related to this event were published on the narod.hr portal, which continued to target the journalist Derifaj. In their response to the media, the police replied that there was no burglary or other crime at that location that day.