Intimidation – verbal threats, Trade Union of BHRT, Sarajevo, March 31, 2016.

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    Country BH
    Gender Group
    Date 31/03/2015
    City / Location [:en]Sarajevo[:ba]Sarajevo[:]
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens By public officials
    Name of the perpetrator [:en]Supervisory body and general menager of BHRT[:ba]Supervisory body and general menager of BHRT[:]
    Media name [:en]BHRT[:ba]BHRT[:]
    Article and legislation violated (nationally) [:en]Law on Public Peace and Order - Article 8(3a)[:]
    Article of the European Convention of Human Rights that was violated [:en]Article 11[:]
    Legal closure Perpatrator is acquitted
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction [:en]Association of BiH Journalists and Free Media Help Line issued a press release, where they condemned pressures by management imposed upon the Union members. FMHL and BHN (BHJ) supported the BHRT Union’s decision to reject wages/salaries cutting. [:]

    Supervisory Board and BHRT general manager publically threatened members of the Public RTV service Union. Member had held protests and demanded the Supervisory Board to solve current and raising financial problems, including other problematic issues that this service has been put up with.