Other threats to journalists, Ivica Puljić, Federal Television (FTV), 28.03.2026.

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Other threats to journalists, Ivica Puljić, Federal Television (FTV), 28.03.2026.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Man
  • Victim(s) name
    Ivica Puljic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Federal Television (FTV)
  • Type of media platform
    Television
  • Source of information about the incident
    Editorial team of FTV

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    28.03.2026
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Other

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association informed international organizations and institutions

Kemal Beganović, advisor to the member of the Presidency of BiH Željko Komšić, verbally attacked and insulted journalist and Federal Television (FTV) correspondent from Washington, Ivica Puljić. In several posts on X, Beganović referred to Puljić as a “worn-out cameraman” and a “proponent of UZP (joint criminal enterprise) ideology”. With these statements he placed the journalist and his ethnic background within the context of an ideology associated with war crimes committed in BiH.