Alerts | Online intimidation or smear

VOA journalist smeared by political party after report on woman left homeless during pandemic

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A journalist with Voice of America (VOA) in Kosovo, Budimir Nicic, was personally accused by the Srpska Lista (Serbian List) political party in Kosovo of trying to undermine trust in Serbia in an article he wrote about the plight of a single mother being evicted from her house during the pandemic. In response to the story, Srpska Lista issued a statement on its Facebook page claiming the article was part of “a broader hellish plan to shake the people’s trust in Serbia, but also in the Srpska Lista”. The journalist denied the claims.

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