- The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) condemned the threats against Radar journalists Vuk Cvijić and Milan Radonjić in a comment on this weekly's website.
- The message contains brutal threats and mentions the violence against children of journalists, and it was left under the text about Sky correspondence.
- NUNS asks the police and the prosecutor's office to immediately identify the author of the comment and take measures to protect journalists.
- Cvijić was previously the target of threats and physical attacks several times, and Radonjić was also threatened in June.
What happened
The comment was left under the text "Vučko sad naš brat Andrej gavni kume" written by Cvijić and Radonjić. The text analyzes the Sky correspondence which, according to the author, indicates the connections of Aleksandar Vučić and members of his family and the top of the security services with the clan of Darko Sarić and the Škaljar clan, including agreements on protection, jobs and gathering votes.
The unknown author of the comment insulted the newsroom and targeted both journalists by name and sent disturbing messages that mentioned torture and death and sexual violence against their children. NUNS requests that the police and the prosecutor's office identify the author, take protective measures and prosecute those responsible in accordance with the law. These threats, the association assesses, represent serious intimidation due to research work.
Cvijić was repeatedly exposed to threats and physical attacks. Director of Serbian Telegraph Milan Lađević hit him on May 29, 2024 in the center of Belgrade. Lađević claimed that Cvijić caused the conflict.
Later, members of the intervention unit also attacked him while he was reporting in front of the Faculty of Law, when he was also sprayed with an unknown chemical. In December 2025, he received a phone call from a number from abroad with a threat due to a text that had yet to be published, and in January 2026, threats also came through comments on the Radar website.
Ten cases of threats and attacks on the Radar and Cvijić editorial offices were recorded in the NUNS database in one year.
Radonjić was also threatened in June this year. NUNS reminds that none of those cases received an epilogue in the form of convictions.
According to Reporters Without Borders' Media Freedom Index for 2026, Serbia is in 104th place out of 180 countries.
NUNS recorded 223 cases of threats, attacks and incidents by the end of September.
The European Federation of Journalists and partner organizations warned in August that threats of death and sexual violence against journalists and their families are spreading with almost complete impunity.
Why is this important?
Threats to the children of journalists serve to intimidate the newsroom because they are dealing with topics of public interest that bother someone.
The absence of sanctions sends the message that such behavior is tolerated.
It is important for the public that journalists can write about correspondence and connections between the authorities and crime without fear.
For the police and the prosecution, it is a test of whether they can identify the author of the comments on the site, which is technically possible if there is an IP address.
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