Alerts | Physical attack by public

Croatian journalist attacked while reporting on an Easter Mass held despite COVID-19 lockdown

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Croatian journalist Živana Šušak Živković from the Dalmatinski portal was attacked by a group of worshippers while reporting on an Easter Mass near the city of Split that was being held illegally despite the COVID-19 lockdown. She was among a small group of journalists reporting on the service being held against the orders of authorities. As Šušak Živković tried to film the event on her mobile phone, a man ran up to her, pushed her roughly and pinned her hand in the church door. She needed medical assistance after the incident.

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