Intimidation-verbal threats and discrimination, RTV, Sarajevo, February 03,2016.

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    Country BH
    Name and Surname [:en]PBS journalists[:]
    Gender Group [:en]PBS journalists[:]
    Date 03/02/2016
    City / Location [:en]Sarajevo, Banja Luka [:]
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    By whom By public officials
    Name of the perpetrator [:en]the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Commission of Transport and Communications of BiH Parliament[:]
    Media name [:en]PBS broadcasters: FTV, BHRT, RTRS[:]
    Source [:en]PBS media houses[:]
    Article and legislation violated (nationally) [:en]PBS Law, Article 18[:]
    Article of the European Convention of Human Rights that was violated [:en]Article 10[:]
    Legal closure Perpatrator is acquitted
    Perpatrator is acquitted.Description: [
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction [:en]FMHL and BHJA react public statements and official letter-protest to the competent parliamentary bodies and ministries in relation to changes of legal provisions on collection of RTV fee and creating financial stability of PBS BiH.[:]
    Were authorities informed? No

    The Commission of Transport and Communications (  BiH Parliament)  endorsed the amendments to the Law related to RTV fee, which does not provide an independent and stable way of funding  three public services in BiH. With this act, continued to exert pressure on PBS and financial destruction.