Threats against lives and limbs of journalists, Vojislav Milovancevic, Belgrade, 21.1.2021.

IJAS •︎ 21/01/2021

Threats against lives and limbs of journalists, Vojislav Milovancevic, Belgrade, 21.1.2021.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Vojislav Milovančević

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nova.rs
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Nova.rs, Vojislav Milovancevic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    21.01.2021
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist Vojislav Milovancevic received insults and threatening messages from several Twitter accounts, some of which represent a very serious and direct threat to the safety of journalists.

The threats followed the publication of an article in which the Nova.rs journalist referred to a rape case at the Orthodox Theological Faculty. One of the users called on his like-minded people to “address” Milovancevic, after which several people, under the pretext of protecting the reputation of the Serbian Orthodox Church, sent threatening and insulting messages to the journalist.