Arrested Serbian journalist targeted in smear campaign after COVID-19 article
16.04.2020
Date:
16.04.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Serbia
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Online intimidation or smear
Since her release from jail on unjustified charges of 鈥渟preading panic鈥� about COVID-19 in an article she wrote about the lack of basic PPE in a city hospital, Serbian journalist Ana Lali膰 has received several serious threats, calls for prosecution from pro-government media, and been targeted in an online smear campaign branding her an enemy of the state, making her fear for her safety.