Actual attacks on journalists, Ivana Sivro, Split, 12.04.2020.

CJA •︎ 14/04/2020

Actual attacks on journalists, Ivana Sivro, Split, 12.04.2020.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Ivana Sivro

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    N1
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.04.2020
  • City
    Split
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (convicted)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_physical_snatch

  • Action by the authorities

  • Court action
    The attacker who assaulted N1 television camerawoman Ivana Sivro was sentenced to a six-month suspended prison sentence, with a probation period of one year. The verdict was delivered after only one hearing, and under the new law, he was charged with committing a criminal offense against public order – coercion against a person performing duties of public interest or in public service. At the hearing held on September 15, 2022, the attacker expressed remorse, admitted guilt, and promised not to repeat such behavior, stating that he reacted impulsively and instinctively. According to the indictment, he initially insulted journalists from the balcony of his family home, who were gathered in front of the church in Sirobuja, raising his hands and showing them the middle finger. This behavior was recorded by the N1 television camerawoman.
  • Legal status of the case
    Perpetrator is convicted
  • Type of violation
    Damage to journalists' belongings

  • 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
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association organized some other form of support

On April 12, during the morning Easter Mass at the church in Sirobuja (Split, Croatia) an N1 television cameraman Ivana Sivro was attacked in front of the church. An incident was recorded by the camera and the footage shows a man driving his vehicle toward a cameraman, slowing down and hitting her camera with his hand.