Actuel attacks on journalists, Žana Kovačević, Al Jazeera Balkans, Sarajevo, 12.04.2024.

BHJA •︎ 12/04/2024

Actuel attacks on journalists, Žana Kovačević, Al Jazeera Balkans, Sarajevo, 12.04.2024.

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Žana Kovačević

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Al Jazeera Balkans
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Female journalist

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.03.2024
  • City
    Sarajevo, Eastern Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (convicted)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_other

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Unknown

At the end of March 2024, journalist Žana Kovačević reported on security attacks, surveillance  and shaming through publicly published posters in the settlement where she lives – Municipality  of Istočna Ilidža. Unknown persons printed a poster with her picture and offensive messages, distributed posters in her building, the street where she lives, in shopping centers, etc. Also, on  April 9, 2024, her private car was damaged in a public garage in Sarajevo.

FMHL immediately notified the police and the competent prosecutor’s offices in Sarajevo and  Eastern  Sarajevo about this case, requesting an investigation and taking legal measures. After the investigation, the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office Sarajevo reported that it could not determine whether this case had anything to do with the journalist’s work or the journalist’s private life.