Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Ana Lalic Hegedis, Novi Sad, 22.11.2024.

IJAS •︎ 22/11/2024

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Ana Lalic Hegedis, Novi Sad, 22.11.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Ana Hegedis Lalic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova S
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    NDNV

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.11.2024
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions

Journalist of Nova S Ana Lalić Hegediš received a threat via the Facebook.

Along with the death threat, the journalist was addressed with an extremely offensive sexist words. The person named on the account, Milenko Protić, sent a message to the journalist with the following content: “Bitch, you will be slaughtered.”

NDNV’s lawyer reported the threats to the Special Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime, which responded that they would investigate the entire case as  soon as possible.