Press releases

CJA: Working document of the new Media Act – UNACCEPTABLE

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 24, 2023 0

The Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) sent a response to the Ministry of Culture and Media regarding the draft of the new Media Act, which was...

SafeJournalists Network and MFRR: Condemn Attacks Against Journalists and Ensure Their Safety in Albania

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 19, 2023 0

The partners in the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) and the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), as organisations dedicated to the protection of media freedom...

MFRR urges Republika Srpska deputies to not re-criminalise defamation

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 17, 2023 0

On 18 July, Republika Srpska’s National Assembly will vote to re-introduce criminal penalties for defamation. Media Freedom Rapid Response partners urge...

SafeJournalists: Intimidation of Journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 17, 2023 0

The SafeJournalists network strongly condemns cases of theft of equipment of journalists Zana Karic – Gauk and Eldin Karic in Bosnia and Herzegovina and...

BH Journalists: We demand an immediate investigation into the theft of equipment for the work of journalists and Žurnal editors

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 17, 2023 0

Sarajevo, July 15, 2023 – Steering Board of the BH Journalists Association and the Media Freedom Helpline for journalists give their full support to...

When reporting about Srebrenica the media must respect the dignity of the victims and the decisions of the Hague Tribunal

Posted by Anđela Koroman July 10, 2023 0

Sarajevo, July 10, 2023 – The Steering Committee of the BH Journalists Association and the Free Media Helpline send a public protest to Bojan...

Coalition for the Fight against Hate Speech and Hate Crime calls on the competent institutions to urgently sanction and qualify the hate crime that happened in Bratunac

Posted by Anđela Koroman June 29, 2023 0

On the occasion of the physical attack that took place on June 23 in Bratunac, in which Osman Mehanović suffered serious bodily injuries accompanied by...

BH Journalists: Physical violence and hatred are criminal acts and should be prosecuted as such!

Posted by Anđela Koroman June 27, 2023 0

Sarajevo, June 27, 2023 – Steering Committee of the BH Journalists Association and the Free Media Helpline condemn the physical attack on Osman...

BH journalists are the signatories of the statement by which civil society organizations warn: The Draft Law on Freedom of Access to Information will threaten the rights of citizens

Posted by Anđela Koroman June 13, 2023 0

Civil society organizations, gathered in the Initiative for Monitoring European Integration of BiH, among others the BH Journalists Association, warn of the...