Translations: Sarajevo
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerSarajevo
- Who was attacked?Group
- Group members' names and surnamesSanela Kajan i Arijana Saračević Helać
Media outlet
- Source of information about the incidentSanela Kajan i Arijana Saračević Helać
Incident Data
- Date of incident02.12.2017
- CitySarajevo
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
Journalists Sanel Kajan and Arijana Saračević Helać reported threats sent to them via Facebook to Free Media Help Line.
After the article on the portal Dnevnik.ba titled “How Bosniak journalists hate: Here’s WhoWe Need to Live With: Deceptive Reactions of Bosniak Public on General Praljak” journalists Sanela Kajan and Arijana Helać were publicly called out because of their status on social network Facebook :”I’m thinking about Hermann, Gering and some parallels. You understand? “and” He is still a bad acquaintance of film art, and history. Even then, the Nazis have made poisonous stamps, which can be spilled with a stronger bite. He could have done it a bit more European. “and threatened to, followed by insult on their dignity and honor, abound with hate speech and calls for lynch.