Intimidation – verbal threats,Vuk Bačanović,Sarajevo,July 15,2016.

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    Country BH
    Name and Surname [:ba]Vuk Bačanović[:]
    Gender Male
    Date 15/07/2016
    City / Location [:ba]Sarajevo[:]
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Media name [:ba]FTV[:]
    Source [:ba]Media[:]
    Article and legislation violated (nationally) [:ba]Criminal code FBiH- Article 183; The Law on Public Peace and Order - Article 8a[:]
    Article of the European Convention of Human Rights that was violated [:ba]Article 10[:]
    Legal closure Perpatrator is convicted
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction [:ba]BHJA and FMHL issued a statment in form of press release condemning verbal threats and hate speech[:]
    Were authorities informed? No

    Journalist Vuk Bačanović on his facebook profile July 11,  commented on the installation of Republika Srpska, which was set up in Sarajevo on the eve of 21st  anniversary of genocide  in Srebrenica. All this resulted in a hunt and call for lynching, hate speech and calling for murdering to him,  and the cancellation of the contract on cooperation with FTV.