Other threats to media outlets and organizations, Media, Zenica,19.03.2025.

BHJA •︎ 19/03/2025

Other threats to media outlets and organizations, Media, Zenica,19.03.2025.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Group of media and journalists from Zenica

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Group of media outlets
  • Type of media platform
    Other
  • Source of information about the incident
    BHJA Journalist's Club Zenica Doboj Canton

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.03.2025
  • City
    Zenica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Other threats

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    N/A
  • 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
    Other

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Unknown
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

Journalists from Zenica will be boycotting the ceremonial session of the City Council of Zenica, scheduled for 20.03.2025., because of the complete closure of the local government and prohibition to all the media from Zenica to follow the Council sessions. In a letter sent to the president of the City Council and to the councilors, the journalists wonder how it is possible for them to be invited to the ceremonial session when all other sessions where issues of public interest were discussed were completely closed for them.

In this letter, journalists from Zenica reminded city councilors that they have reacted publicly several times, asking for respect of the Statute of the City of Zenica which implies to all the journalists working in Zenica to follow the City Council sessions a right which was denied to them. Since local elections 2024, the City Council held five regular sessions. All the journalists were forbidden from attending them, except for the journalists from RTV Zenica which was founded by the City Council.