Organizations condemn car vandalism targeting son of journalist Dinko Gruhonjić, calling it regime campaign

A coalition of non-governmental organizations, Građanska Vojvodina, has alerted the domestic and international public to the demolition of a car owned by David Gruhonjić, son of university professor and journalist Dinko Gruhonjić. The coalition described the incident as another in a series of "organized and increasingly brutal attacks" that Gruhonjić and his family have faced in recent years.

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This attack is not vandalism, but part of a systematic campaign of intimidation, targeting, politically produced hatred, and dehumanization of Gruhonjić, whose goal is precisely to endanger his physical safety. The life of Dinko Gruhonjić and the safety of his family are directly threatened.

"This attack is not vandalism, but part of a systematic campaign of intimidation, targeting, politically produced hatred, and dehumanization of Gruhonjić, whose goal is precisely to endanger his physical safety. The life of Dinko Gruhonjić and the safety of his family are directly threatened," warned Građanska Vojvodina. They called on citizens to show solidarity with Dinko Gruhonjić and his family, emphasizing that in a country where journalists are targets, no one is safe.

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in a country where journalists are targets, no one is safe.

"Repression does not end with words but moves to directly threatening private property, safety, and the lives of all who dare to think differently from the ruling regime. Such practice leads to further escalation of political violence and the establishment of a climate of fear that increasingly resembles patterns of authoritarian social control. When institutions do not react, and attacks go unpunished, a space is created in which violence becomes an acceptable political tool," the statement assessed. According to them, this is a serious signal that Serbia is dangerously approaching a state where critical thinking is punished, and freedom of speech becomes a target of physical confrontation.

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Repression does not end with words but moves to directly threatening private property, safety, and the lives of all who dare to think differently from the ruling regime.

The Civic Movement Bravo from Novi Sad also condemned the vandalism of David Gruhonjić's car. The movement called for the immediate identification and prosecution of those responsible for what they termed "another cowardly attack by masked individuals." "Responsibility in this case does not lie solely with the direct perpetrators. Political and moral responsibility lies with all those who abuse political power, initiate hate campaigns, and thus endanger the safety of their opponents and critics," Bravo stated. They expressed particular concern that the target of the attack was the property of Dinko Gruhonjić's son, "a person who plays no role in public and political life in Serbia but is nevertheless subjected to public persecution because of his surname."

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When institutions do not react, and attacks go unpunished, a space is created in which violence becomes an acceptable political tool.