Other threats to journalists, Selma Kolašinac and TVN1 BiH, Novi Pazar, 08.07.2026.

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Other threats to journalists, Selma Kolašinac and TVN1 BiH, Novi Pazar, 08.07.2026.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Woman
  • Victim(s) name
    Selma Kolašinac i TV N1 BiH
  • Gender-based incident
    1
  • Type of gender-based incident
    Targeting due to reporting on gender, feminism, or human rights issues

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Podkast Mahala i TVN1 BiH
  • Type of media platform
    Television
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Selma Kolašinac

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    08.07.2026
  • City
    Novi Pazar
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was not reported to the authorities
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    Public person(s)
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Through media outlets (broadcast, print, online)
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Security threat
    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 provided legal support

Journalist Selma Kolašinac of the Mahala podcast and N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina were heavily targeted by the tabloid Informer.

The tabloid published an article titled, “N1 Joins Forces with One of the Leaders of the Blockades! Here’s Who Is Leading the Campaign to Portray Serbs as a Genocidal Nation,” in which it targets Selma Kolašinac, a journalist with the Mahala podcast, and N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The article claims that “the tycoon-owned television station N1 and one of the main stars and leaders of the street blockades” have allegedly joined forces in an “attack on Serbia” with the aim of “proving that Serbs are perpetrators of genocide.” Informer further describes Selma Kolašinac as “one of the organizers of the blockades from Novi Pazar,” alleging that she traveled to Srebrenica “under the direction of anti-Serbian media such as the tycoon-owned N1.”

The case has not been officially reported. However, it is highly concerning because the way the article is written could incite serious threats and attacks against both the journalist and the media outlet.