New death threats against journalists Marko Vidojkovic and Nenad Kulacin reported

The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) has alerted Serbia's Special Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime about a fresh wave of death threats against journalists Marko Vidojkovic and Nenad Kulacin. The threats appeared as comments on an Instagram post by ANEM, marking the third time such harassment has been directed at the pair.

Veran Matic, chair of ANEM’s Board of Directors, described the threats as targeted harassment aimed at intimidating the journalists and their families. He emphasized the need for urgent action from authorities to send a clear message that such intimidation of media workers in Serbia is unacceptable and punishable.

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Kill them as soon as possible so they don’t s*** anymore.

These continuous threats have already forced Marko Vidojkovic to leave Serbia with his wife in 2023, with support from the International PEN Center. ANEM warned that the ongoing endangerment of media workers' safety could have severe and widespread consequences.

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This is the third time that new threats have been posted in the comments under reports about death threats against these two authors. This is particularly concerning because it is clearly targeted harassment and stalking aimed at intimidating both them and their families.