Marko VIDOJKOVIĆ
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Death threats against writer and journalist Marko Vidojković persisted in 2025.
An outspoken writer and journalist, Vidojković is known for his critical stance towards the Serbian authorities. Death threats intensified after the publication of his best-selling novel Djubre (Trash), in September 2020, prompting him and his family to relocate out of concern for their safety. Since 2021, Vidojković has reported several instances of being publicly smeared (see Case Lists 2022-2025). Notably, on 17 October 2025, Vidojković received a series of brutal insults on Facebook, as well as direct threats sent to him and his family. Earlier, on 1 October, he had received death threats on Instagram. The user ‘zorancvetkovic.cvetkovic’ then wrote ‘Your carcass should be killed and thrown to the dogs’ as a comment on a post by the outlet Danas, which quoted Vidojković's words taken from his daily column about student-led protests. The threats were reported to both the Special Prosecutor’s Office for High-Tech Crime and the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad.
On 30 September 2025, a coordinated smear campaign was launched against several journalists in Belgrade and other cities (see Dinko Gruhonjić above). Photographs of at least four journalists, including Marko Vidojković, appeared on anonymous leaflets that were distributed in private mailboxes and in public spaces. The journalists were described as having ‘bloody hands’ and stood accused of organising the ‘colour revolution’, in reference to the protests that have taken place since the fatal collapse of the canopy at Novi Sad train station in November 2024.
Marko Vidojković, born on 1 October 1975, is a writer, journalist, and TV host from Serbia, who regularly comments on political and societal issues, including in his podcast Dobar, Los, Zao (The Good, the Bad and the Evil). His dystopian novel Djubre (Trash, Laguna 2020) focuses on corruption and attracted the ire of pro-government media and members of the public. His latest book Povrede na radu (Workinjuries), a collection of columns and satirical texts spanning from 2018 to 2023, was published in December 2024.