Threats against media outlets and organizations, BHRT and RTVFBiH, Sarajevo, 09.02.2024.

BHJA •︎ 09/02/2024

Threats against media outlets and organizations, BHRT and RTVFBiH, Sarajevo, 09.02.2024.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    BHRT, RTVBiH and other media outlets

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    BHRT, RTVBiH and other media outlets
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    BHJA

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    09.02.2024
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • 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?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association informed international organizations and institutions

BiH Minister of Foreign Affairs Elemedin Konaković, who is also the president of the Narodna i Pravde (NiP) party, attacked two public media services in Sarajevo – BHRT and FRTV of the Federation of BiH. At the press conference, held on February 9 in Sarajevo, Konaković announced that he would solve the crisis in the functioning of public services in Bosnia and Herzegovina only when his party and the ruling coalition “Trojka” had “made their compromise” in these media.

The BHJA management board evaluated this attack as a political attack on the independence of the JMS in BiH. Also, the BHJA Steering Committee drew attention to the fact that Elmedin Konaković, as a public official, has been attacking and targeting journalists for years and questioning their safety and dignified work, using political manipulations and institutional pressures.

The BHJA Steering Committee called on the Delegation of the European Union and all other international actors in BiH not to allow political attacks and interference in the work of the media in BiH, especially public media services.