Country | MK |
Name and Surname | Vladimir Zelceski, Aleksandar Todorov |
Gender | Male |
Date | 27/02/2017 |
City / Location | Skopje |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Name of the perpetrator | [:en]Kosta Poprizov[:] |
Type of media | online |
Media name | A1On |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
While reporting on the massive protest “For joint Macedonia” the two journalists were physicaly attacked by unknown protesters because they were not from a pro-government media outlet. They were hit multiple times and sustained physical injuries, after which were admitted in the hospital and released after 24 hours.