The SafeJournalists Network strongly condemns the death threat and offensive, misogynistic and nationalist messages sent to N1 journalist Nina Kljenak and calls on the Croatian authorities to urgently identify and prosecute the person responsible.
On 11 September 2026, Kljenak received a postcard at the N1 newsroom containing a direct threat to her safety. The message stated, among other things: “Your END is coming soon. Everyone at N1 TV will pay a heavy price, especially your leader TIHIRAT,” apparently referring to her former editor-in-chief, Tihomir Ladišić, through a derogatory play on his first name. The message also contained a series of degrading, misogynistic and ethnically charged insults directed at Kljenak and threats against her colleagues at N1.
The SafeJournalists Network calls on the competent Croatian authorities to investigate the case without delay, identify the sender and take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of Nina Kljenak and her colleagues at N1. Threats against journalists must be treated with the seriousness they require and those responsible must be held accountable.
Gender-based attacks and misogynistic threats against women journalists are a serious form of intimidation aimed at silencing their work and should be treated with particular seriousness by the authorities. Threats against journalists create a climate of fear that undermines media freedom and the public’s right to be informed
The SafeJournalists Network expresses its full solidarity with Nina Kljenak and the N1 newsroom and will inform relevant national and international stakeholders about this case. Every attack on journalists is an attack on democracy, public interest and fundamental human rights.
Pristina – Skopje – Sarajevo – Zagreb – Belgrade – Podgorica – Tirana, 13 September 2026
Association of Journalists of Albania
Association of Journalists of Kosovo
Association of Journalists of Macedonia
BH Journalists Association
Croatian Journalists’ Association
Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia
Trade Union of Media of Montenegro
