Journalist Luka Pešić was threatened not to take photos around Pioneer Park.

A journalist, Luka Pešić, who was filming in front of the fenced area of Pionirski Park in Belgrade, was approached by an unknown individual who demanded that he stop recording, stating that "they will find them all by name and surname and will learn everything about him, and there will be some consequences."

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Journalist Luka Pešić was threatened not to take photos around Pioneer Park.

As Pešić stated for ANEM, they said they would find all of them and "we'll see," but also that they would sue him if he published a video.

Let us remind you that Luka Pešić was previously brutally arrested and detained without cause, and his camera was unlawfully confiscated, with recordings deleted at the police station on Ulica Majke Jevrosime.

“Threats against journalists while they are performing their journalistic duties are unacceptable. The 'Forbidden City' is clearly still forbidden, not only in the area of Pionirski Park but also around it. Threats against journalists will not stop them from informing the public about the violence coming from that area and identifying all those who attack journalists and media workers, preventing them from performing their work in the public interest,” stated Veran Matić, President of the Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, and operator of the Safe Line for Journalists 0800 100 115.

Source: ANEM

The OSCE Mission in Serbia supported the ANEM project “24/7 SOS Hotline for Assistance to Journalists and Other Vulnerable Media Workers” as part of the project funded by the European Union “Strengthening Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Serbia.”

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