Threats against media outlets, Hayat TV, Sarajevo, 28.01.2026.

BHJA •︎ Posted on

Threats against media outlets, Hayat TV, Sarajevo, 28.01.2026.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization
  • Organisation name
    Hayat TV

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Hayat TV
  • Type of media platform
    Television
    Online Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    28.01.2026
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - institutions
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Other threats

  • Action by the authorities

  • 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

BH Telecom removed the Hayat television channels (channel group) from its service offering, due to an unresolved legal dispute concerning exclusive signal distribution rights. BH Telecom’s decision has sparked numerous reactions from the public, media associations and political representatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In its public reaction, the BH Journalists Association emphasized that discrimination against media outlets on political, commercial, or similar grounds is unacceptable. Such actions, the BHJA stated, undermine public trust in the media landscape, hinder citizens’ access to diverse sources of information that are of general public interest, and further financially destabilize media organizations.

Update: After more than two weeks, the dispute was resolved and BH Telecom restored Hayat and other domestic TV channels to the programming lineup of its Moja TV platform.