Other threats to journalists, MIljko Stojanovic and Vladan Stankovic, Zajecar, 22.01.2019.

IJAS •︎ 22/01/2019

Other threats to journalists, MIljko Stojanovic and Vladan Stankovic, Zajecar, 22.01.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    MIljko Stojanović i Vladan Stanković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Glas Zaječara i Zaječar Online
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Danas

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.01.2019
  • City
    Zaječar
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

Journalists MIljko Stojanovic and Vladan Stankovic said that a man in a jeep photographed them and said something while they standing on the street with several other people and that the man in a jeep was the president of the city council of the Serbian Progressive Party and assistant of the mayor of Zajecar. Later, on the same evening, these photos were published by Mayor of Zajecar Bosko Nicic on his FB profile, like they were “the greatest criminals”, with a bunch of untruths. After that, on social networks, the journalists received numerous insults.