Alerts - Bosnia and Herzegovina

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21 December 2011

Bosnia and Herzegovina

IPI calls on politician to respect and support public broadcasters

The president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-controlled entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, said that it was not in the interests of the citizens to finance the broadcaster BHRT, which has been critical of his policies.

20 June 2011

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group of journalists threatened while attempting to cover funeral procession

Two civilians approached Vladimir Mitric, a journalist for the Belgrade-based "Vecernje Novosti", who is stationed in Loznica in Western Serbia, and threatened to come to his home town and kill him.

13 October 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Political party places reporting ban on TV channel

Alternativna Televizija received a memo prohibiting it from accessing and even reporting from the election locations.

19 March 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journalist's car set on fire in Doboj

Rade Tesic from "Euroblic" recently wrote about a number of topics that have provoked some fierce reactions.

10 February 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Police assault journalist

Journalist Osman Drina was reporting on the first women's basketball league in Bosnia Herzegovina when he was verbally and physically assaulted by policemen.

25 January 2010

Bosnia and Herzegovina

IPI strongly condemns police raid on premises of BN Television in Bijeljina

The police could have handled the situation in another way instead of blocking scheduled programming, says IPI.

17 November 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Reoccurrence of death threats against journalist

Journalist Bakir Hadziomerovic and his family have received continuous death threats in connection with his reporting on alleged links between politicians and organised crime.

15 April 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Correspondent for Belgrade-based "Vecernje novosti" threatened

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a 14 April 2009 press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

27 March 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journalist Slobodan Vaskovic threatened following reports about the Serbian Orthodox Church, angry citizens attack television crew and seize camera

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

2 March 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

SEEMO condemns accusations made by secretary general of political party against BETA news agency and correspondent Ljiljana Kovacevic

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter to Republika Srpska Prime Minister Milorad Dodik by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

4 February 2009

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Editor Bakir Hedziomerovic and journalist Avdo Avdic receive death threats after reporting on alleged links between politicians and organised crime

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

29 September 2008

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Media representatives receive death threats following coverage of "Queer Festival"

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a press release by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate:

29 April 2008

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Journalists forcefully prohibited from covering event; independence of communications regulatory body threatened

(IPI/IFEX) - The following is a letter by the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an IPI affiliate, to the authorities of Bosnia-Herzegovina:

22 January 2007