Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Isidora Kovacevic, 15.12.2023, Sabac

IJAS •︎ 16/12/2023

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Isidora Kovacevic, 15.12.2023, Sabac

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Isidora Kovacevic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Portal Podrinjske
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Isidora Kovacevic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.12.2023
  • City
    Šabac
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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 Isidora Kovačević received threats on the Instagram social network. In the post sent by an unknown person from his account, the following is written: “This garbage journalist @the.miss.isidora was going to say something about the chief of police, if we were any other European country that you are advocating for, she would be in Bogosavac peeling potatoes right now for all the lies you spread! So that after the 17th Zeleni hand in hand and goodbye from Šabac…”

The journalist reported the threats to the competent police station in Šabac.