Other threats to journalists, Žurnal.info, Sarajevo, 13.07.2021.

BHJA •︎ 25/07/2021

Other threats to journalists, Žurnal.info, Sarajevo, 13.07.2021.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Žurnal.info
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    13.07.2021
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • 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

On July 7, the Municipal Court in Sarajevo made a first-instance verdict that fined online magazine “Žurnal” and its editors Selvedin Avdić and Eldin Karić, as well as the former journalist of this media outlet, Avdo Avdić, with a total amount of more than 170,000 BAM, without interest. This is a defamation lawsuit filed by Gordan Memija and his company “FotoArt”against the editors and journalists of “Žurnal”. The subject of the lawsuit were articles published by “Žurnal”, in which Memija was linked to members of the international drug cartel.