Other threats to Dragan Bursać, journalist of AlJazeera Balkans and Radiosarajevo.ba, Banja Luka,19.02.2025.

BHJA •︎ 20/02/2025

Other threats to Dragan Bursać, journalist of AlJazeera Balkans and Radiosarajevo.ba, Banja Luka,19.02.2025.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Dragan Bursać

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Dragan Bursać

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    19.02.2025
  • City
    Banja Luka
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Chat applications
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    The incident was reported to the police authorities in Banja Luka.
  • Public prosecutor's action
    n/a
  • Court action
    n/a
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • 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

Dragan Bursać, journalist of AlJazeera Balkans and Radio Sarajevo, received an online threat on February 19 2025  by an unknown person, accusing Bursać of calling a nation “genocidal”, and inviting him for a discussion at a specific location. The threats were received through message application.