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Attack on journalist Sanja Vasković yet another alarm for the state of media freedom

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Attack on journalist Sanja Vasković yet another alarm for the state of media freedom [EFJ] 11-02-2026


Public letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT requires urgent action from Office of High Representative [EFJ] 22-01-2026


/ Europe Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action [EFJ] 27-11-2025


SSŠPDPBIH celebrates 120 years, Charts bold course ahead [BWI] 04-11-2025


GIKIL Workers go on General Strike [The Times] 02-10-2025



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Attack on journalist Sanja Vasković yet another alarm for the state of media freedom 2026-02-11 [EFJ]

Public letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT requires urgent action from Office of High Representative 2026-01-22 [EFJ]

Europe Open letter: Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT in the final stage of collapse, EU must take swift action 2025-11-27 [EFJ]

SSŠPDPBIH celebrates 120 years, Charts bold course ahead 2025-11-04 [BWI]

GIKIL Workers go on General Strike 2025-10-02 [The Times]

We demand immediate release and charges to be dropped for journalist Nataša Miljanović Zubac 2025-08-11 [EFJ]

Abrupt closure of Al Jazeera Balkans impacts over 200 media workers 2025-07-21 [IFJ]

Open letter: Urgent need to ensure the survival and financial independence of Bosnian public broadcaster BHRT 2025-03-17 [EFJ]

MFRR and SJN condemn adoption of foreign agent legislation in Bosnia’s entity Republika Srpska 2025-03-06 [EFJ]

Bosnia and Herzegowina Control and fear. Situation in Belarusian workplaces 2024-12-13 [salidarnast.info]

MFRR and SafeJournalists urgently call for stronger protection for journalist Nataša Miljanović Zubac 2024-11-07 [EFJ]

Bosnian commerce workers on the verge of winning regular days off, paid holidays 2024-10-14 [UNI Global Union]

Europe Young Social Dialogue Champions Academy starts in Sarajevo 2024-10-04 [IndustriAll Europe]

Trade Union proposes how to enhance wage setting in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024-09-09 [ILO]

Bosnia and Herzegowina Balkans: We urge Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić to refrain from attacking journalists 2024-08-15 [EFJ]

Letter to BiH authorities: Urgent action needed to resolve financial deadlock at Radio-Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024-05-28 [EFJ]

BiH: Authorities must urgently break the deadlock facing public broadcasters and solve the financial problems 2024-05-17 [EFJ]

EFJ denounces interruption of public broadcaster FTV 2024-05-13 [EFJ]

Protest of Utility Workers in Canton Sarajevo 2024-02-29 [Sarajevo Times]

It must not become the only European country without a public service media 2024-02-01 [IFJ]

Bosnia and Herzegovina must not become the only European country without a public service media 2024-01-31 [EFJ]

Webinar: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Media Freedom in Survival Mode 2024-01-23 [EFJ]

Analysts warn that the Federal Government’s Decision on the Minimum Wage is illegal 2024-01-05 [The Times]

Trade Unionists warn of a potential Exodus of the Workforce 2023-12-03 [The Times]

Republika Srpska president Dodik verbally attacks journalist 2023-11-22 [EFJ]

Towards a sustainable TCLF industry 2023-10-28 [IndustriALL]

Media freedom in survival mode 2023-10-26 [EFJ]

Bosnia and Herzegowina Delegates of the BWI conference in Sarajevo held an action of solidarity with Belarus 2023-09-29 [salidarnast.info]

Bosnia and Herzegowina BWI European Regional Conference kicks off in Sarajevo 2023-09-23 [BWI]

Republika Srpska, BiH: defamation must not be re-criminalised 2023-07-19 [EFJ]

EPSU asks government of Republic of Srpska (Bosnia-Herzegovina) to withdraw amendments that criminalises critique 2023-05-20 [EPSU]

The Account of the Zenica Mine was unblocked, Miners stopped the Strike 2023-04-07 [The Times]

Journalists organisations call to reject amendments to the defamation law 2023-03-22 [EFJ]

Journalist Nikola Morača asked to reveal his sources 2023-02-28 [EFJ]

Miners in Bosnia on Three-Day Strike because of Salaries 2023-01-26 [The Times]

EFJ and IFJ call for defamation to remain under civil law 2023-01-26 [EFJ]

Serbia BWI and EBRD conduct joint site visits to Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022-11-02 [BWI]

Employees in Banja Luka Kindergartens have suspended their Strike 2022-10-23 [The Times]

National and religion hatred online needs to be better investigated 2022-10-21 [EFJ]

Bosnia and Herzegovina Labor Law Changes Hurt Workers For more info 2020-05-22 [Solidarity Center]

Shortage of Construction Workers 2020-02-22 [The Times]

For the First Time since 1992, Workers in largest Retail Chains have Day off during Eid Holidays 2019-08-07 [The Times]

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