Other threats to journalists, Siniša Vukelić, Capital.ba, 08.03.2023.

BHJA •︎ 10/03/2023

Other threats to journalists, Siniša Vukelić, Capital.ba, 08.03.2023.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Siniša Vukelić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Capital.ba
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    08.03.2023
  • City
    Banja Luka
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

The Steering Committee of the BH Journalists Association (BHJA) sent a public protest to the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, regarding direct threats to Siniša Vukelić, a member of the Steering Committee of BH Journalists and the president of the BHJA Press Club Banja Luka, and the insulting of hundreds of journalists who oppose the criminalization of defamation by calling them a “specters”.

At the press conference held in Banja Luka, Milorad Dodik commented in an inappropriate and threatening manner on the legitimate struggle of journalists and the media against the criminalization of defamation and the draft amendments to the Criminal Code of Republika  Srpska, and announced rigorous measures against the NGO sector and associations financed by donor funds.