Threats to media outlets and organizations, Nezavisne novine, Banja Luka, 13.08.2021.

BHJA •︎ 30/08/2021

Threats to media outlets and organizations, Nezavisne novine, Banja Luka, 13.08.2021.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Nezavisne novine
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    13.08.2021
  • City
    Banjaluka
  • 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 BH Journalists Association sent a public request to the Unit for the fight against cybercrime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska (MUP RS) for an urgent investigation of hacker attacks on the Nezavisne novine portal from Banja Luka (www.nezavisne.com). The DDoS hacker attacks on Nezavisne started on August 10 and lasted for several days.

Given that the hacker attacks represent a serious violation of journalistic rights and suppression of media freedom, BHJA believes that it is necessary for the MUP of RS to conduct a thorough investigation of this case as soon as possible, identify the perpetrators and sanction them in accordance with the law.