Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Pero Jovovic, Belgrade, 07.02.2023.

IJAS •︎ 07/02/2023

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Pero Jovovic, Belgrade, 07.02.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Pero Jovovic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova.rs
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Pero Jovovic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    07.02.2022
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case. The case is placed in the records of unknown perpetrators.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

The journalist of the Nova.rs portal Per Jovović was sent threats from the profile @goran63030358 via the Twitter social network: “You should put a gun to your forehead and fire a bullet without a shred of conscience.” The journalist replied that “this is a case for the prosecution”, the person behind the same profile stated that all members of the LGBT population “should be killed publicly”.

The journalist is well-known in the public for his writing and activism in the field of LGBT rights protection, and is often the target of bullies who make very serious threats.

The case was reported to the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office for VTK.