Other threats to journalists, Zaklina Tatalovic, Belgrade, 22.12.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  RS
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Zaklina Tatalovic

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  TV N1
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Portal N1

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  22.12.2023
• City

  Beograd
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• 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

Journalist Žaklina Tatalović was followed by an unknown person on a motorcycle, after reporting from the protest in front of the RIK in Belgrade. An unknown person followed the TV N1 team on a motorcycle, which, after the protest on Wednesday in front of the Republic Election Commission (RIK), was riding journalist Žaklina Tatalović. The incident was reported to the police who are working on the case.

The official, marked car that the N1 team used to return from the field was followed for a long time by an unknown person on a motorcycle with Belgrade license plates. When the N1 team drove the journalist Žaklina Tatalović to her street, the motorcyclist made a circle around the N1 vehicle with his motorcycle, and then drove away in the opposite direction, on a one-way street. After that, he returned again, and made another circle around the vehicle.

The N1 team then moved away from the street but returned to see if the motorcyclist was still there. The motorcyclist then got off the motorcycle and was walking in front of the entrance. The TV N1 crew waited in the car to see what was happening, and the motorcyclist then got on the motorcycle and started again towards the N1 vehicle in the opposite direction.

According to information, the person has been identified by the police and the procedure is still ongoing.