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Press releases
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Abrupt closure of Al Jazeera Balkans impacts over 200 media workers
The regional TV channel Al Jazeera Balkans, headquartered in the capital Sarajevo, announced its abrupt closure on 12 July, 14 years since it was launched. The...
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SafeJournalists and MFRR: Closure of Al Jazeera Balkans is a Major Blow to Media Freedom and Pluralism in the Region
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform joint our announcement on Thursday, July 17. The SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response...
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BH JOURNALISTS: Shutdown of AJB – A blow to media diversity and pluralism of information
Sarajevo, July 12, 2025 – The Steering Committee of BH Journalists and the Free Media Help Line (FMHL) express their regret over the announcement of the shutdown...
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SafeJournalists: Threats Against Journalists from N1 Television and Soinfo Portal Require Immediate and Decisive Response from Serbian Authorities
The SafeJournalists Network strongly condemns the latest threats directed at journalists in Serbia—specifically, against the newsroom of N1 television and Sava...
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Events
A letter to the international community: Stop the concentration zone in Gaza
About 40 Bosnian civil society organizations, groups and initiatives, as well as prominent human rights activists and other individuals, signed a letter...
Press releases
July 18, 2025
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The regional TV channel Al Jazeera Balkans, headquartered in the capital Sarajevo, announced its abrupt closure on 12 July, 14 years since it was launched. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates...
July 16, 2025
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The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform joint our announcement on Thursday, July 17. The SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) platform express deep concern and solidarity with over 200...
July 12, 2025
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Sarajevo, July 12, 2025 – The Steering Committee of BH Journalists and the Free Media Help Line (FMHL) express their regret over the announcement of the shutdown of the regional television Al Jazeera Balkans (AJB)...
July 11, 2025
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The SafeJournalists Network strongly condemns the latest threats directed at journalists in Serbia—specifically, against the newsroom of N1 television and Sava Majstorov, a journalist from the Soinfo portal in Sombor. These...
July 10, 2025
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The SafeJournalists network strongly condemns the physical attack on the TV crew of ALSAT M TV from Skopje, that occurred today while they were covering the large fire at the illegal dumpsite in Vizbegovo, North Macedonia....
Events
July 11, 2025
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About 40 Bosnian civil society organizations, groups and initiatives, as well as prominent human rights activists and other individuals, signed a letter condemning plans to build a “concentration zone” for hundreds of...
September 12, 2024
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Come to Voices as an awardee! The Voices Awards are back for the second edition of the Voices Festival, the brand-new itinerant event co-funded by the European Commission to celebrate Journalism and Media Literacy in...
August 29, 2024
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Sixty international journalistic organizations sent an open letter to the European Union (EU) with a request to suspend the Association Agreement with Israel, due to the killing of journalists and other media workers in...
June 8, 2024
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Konjic, June 8, 2024. – Journalism Academy 2024, practical training for students of journalism and other humanities on the topic of hate speech and reducing hateful and discriminatory narratives in public communication,...
March 29, 2024
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Sarajevo, 29.3.2024. At the beginning of last year, the situation in Republika Srpska worsened, especially when amendments to the Criminal Code criminalizing defamation were adopted. Then followed the announcements of the...
From Media
June 20, 2025
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The undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response partners and Council of Europe Safety of Journalists Platform members express support for their colleague Flutura Kusari, Senior Legal Advisor at the European Centre for Press and...
May 7, 2025
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The future of independent editorial media and journalism in Europe is at a critical juncture. The dominance of primarily American Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), which now capture over 80% of digital advertising revenue,...
April 10, 2025
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Journalists from the Zenica-Doboj Canton (ZDK) fought for their right to follow the sessions of the City Council of the City of Zenica. The decision to allow them to follow regular sessions again was made at a meeting of a...
March 27, 2025
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The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) notes with concern recent attempts to restrict or prohibit media access to parliamentary sessions across Bosnia and Herzegovina, including at the municipal level. Access to...
March 11, 2025
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A shared commitment to reinforcing the safety of journalists, countering SLAPPs, and advancing media freedom as a core democratic value in Bosnia and Herzegovina was reaffirmed at the third Steering Committee meeting, under...
Jobs
August 29, 2024
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Boračko jezero, August 25, 2024 – The BH Journalists Association is announcing a competition for the selection of the best student research stories on the topic of hate speech as part of the Journalism Academy...
July 27, 2023
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The INFOHOUSE Foundation is looking for six journalists within the project “Improved evidence-based journalism for independent media”. Applications until 31.08.2023. Reference number: GIZ 2.2. /2023. 1. ABOUT THE...
March 30, 2023
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The Bavarian Journalists’ Association (BJV) is announcing the “Special Award Ukraine” Europe-wide as part of its competition for Press Freedom Day. The prize is valued at 1,000 euros. The call for entries is...
September 14, 2022
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Deadline: 1 October Since 1992, Humanitarian Law Center has worked on documenting war crimes and human rights violations committed in the former Yugoslavia, focusing on the victims and their stories. The organisation advocates...
August 23, 2022
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