Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Jelena Stojkovic, Vranje, 05.11.2019.

IJAS •︎ 08/11/2019

Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Jelena Stojkovic, Vranje, 05.11.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Jelena Stojković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Večernje novosti
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Večernje novosti

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    05.11.2019
  • City
    Vranje
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • 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

After reporting about events in a local elementary school, on November 5th, journalist Jelena Stojkovic received horrific threats from a woman claiming to be the mother of a child involved in the incident. “She called me more than twenty times” – Stojkovic told the Independent Journalists Association of Serbia – “When I answered she threatened to kill me, saying that she’ll get me when I take my child to the kindergarten, that I don’t know who am I dealing with, followed by horrific swearing”.