Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Tanjug, Belgrade, 30.09.2024.

IJAS •︎ 30/09/2024

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Tanjug, Belgrade, 30.09.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Journalists of Tanjug

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Tanjug
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
    Other
  • Source of information about the incident
    Tanjug

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    30.09.2024
  • City
    Belgrade
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    E-mail
  • 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 news agency Tanjug received a threatening letter sent by a person signed as “Trim Bardhi” to the editorial e-mail, in which it is stated that every journalist of the agency “will receive a bullet in the back of the head” when he sets foot on AP KiM (meaning: Autonomous province Kosovo and Metohija).

The threat states the following: “We see that lately your propagandistic, chauvinistic and warmongering machine called ‘Tanjug’ has become more and more aggressive, using the chauvinistic name ‘AP KiM’ for the Republic of Kosovo, in the service of the dictator and warmonger Aleksandar Vučić. you know that we follow the lies that you spread every day about the state of Kosovo and the Albanians, just as we follow the movements of every journalist of your pseudo-media agency in Kosovo. Be sure that one of them will get a bullet in the back of the head the next time he steps on the soil of the Republic of Kosovo.”

The threats were reported to the public prosecutor’s office and the police.