Threats and pressures, Senad Hadžifejzović, Face TV, Sarajevo, 26.05.2021.

BHJA •︎ 30/05/2021

Threats and pressures, Senad Hadžifejzović, Face TV, Sarajevo, 26.05.2021.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Senad Hadžifejzović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Face TV
  • Type of media platform
    Radio

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    26.05.2021
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • 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 political pressures of Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and key people from this party on Face TV and Senad Hadžifejzović personally, which have lasted for weeks, represent an illegal interference in the editorial policy of this media outlet and an organized chase aimed at targeting Hadžifejzović and his media as “hostile”, anti-patriotic and propagandistic. Face Television’s critical reporting on SDA and the party’s leaders is presented as false and the consequence of Hadžifejzović’s “hurt vanity, anger or other motives”, as recently announced by the SDA Mostar City Board. The organized SDA chase on Face TV was additionally supported by daily posts on social networks of sympathizers and members of this party, which were marked by hate speech, insults, swearing and threats addressed to Senad Hadžifejzović, as well as attempts to discredit his personality and journalistic work in every way possible.

Due to pressure and threats, Hadžifejzović filed criminal charges against several persons.