Threats to the lives and physical safety of the journalists, Radar Newsweek, Belgrade, 20.09.2024.

IJAS •︎ 20/09/2024

Threats to the lives and physical safety of the journalists, Radar Newsweek, Belgrade, 20.09.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Vuk Cvijic, Vesna Malisic and other journalists

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Radar newspaper
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Kruna Savovic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.09.2024
  • City
    Belgrade
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Organized groups
  • 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

Several threats were made to the editors and journalists of the Radar newspaper through comments on the Internet.

At least 5 direct and indirect threats have been sent to the Radar and are being checked to see if they are connected to a single attack. The case will be recorded as one case of  threat pending the action of the public prosecution and possible separation.

All threats were immediately reported to the Special High-Tech Prosecutor’s Office crime.