Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, N1, Belgrade, 27.12.2024.

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Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, N1, Belgrade, 27.12.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization
  • Organisation name
    N1

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    N1
  • Type of media platform
    Television
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Igor Bozić

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    27.12.2024
  • City
    Beograd
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Explicit or implicit threats to physical safety of newsroom

  • 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 provided legal support

The editorial staff of N1 received a threatening message within the special page of N1 on the Facebook social network.

The threatening person wrote the following message: ,,I can’t wait to fuck your mother western fascist”.

The threat was reported to the competent Special Public Prosecutor’s Office for high-tech crime.