# PEN International (the international PEN centre)

International writers' association that called on the authorities to investigate threats against Marko Vidojković and in 2023 helped him and his wife leave Serbia. It said he received more than 50 death threats in 2021 and 2022 alone, and that final verdicts were handed down in two cases. It listed him among the world's 115 most endangered writers and described the threats as the result of orchestrated attacks by state and other actors.

## Affairs

- [Marko Vidojković: death threats, smear campaigns and exile](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/marko-vidojkovic-egzil): It called for the threats to be investigated, recommended he leave the country and helped him do so, and listed him among the most endangered writers

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/organizacije/pen-international  
As of: 5 Nov 2026  
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)