Threats against the lives and phyisical safety of journalists, Nebojša Jovanović, Čačak, 28.05.2024.

IJAS •︎ 28/05/2024

Threats against the lives and phyisical safety of journalists, Nebojša Jovanović, Čačak, 28.05.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Nebojsa Jovanovic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Ozon Press
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Stojan Markovic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    28.05.2024
  • City
    Cacak
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • 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

On May 28, the Čačak portal Ozonpress announced that their editor Nebojša Jovanović reported Čačak assistant mayor Miroslav Petković to the police because of the threats that Petković sent to him on Instagram.

According to the Beta agency, on Monday, some media outlets in Serbia “published the news throughout the day that he and Ozon media, in which Ozonpress works, received 40,000 euros from the European Union fund for the alleged overthrow of the local government in Čačak”.