Bosnia and Herzegovina
Od javnog govora do škole: Kako mediji prenose i oblikuju društvene podjele
Mediji nisu samo posmatrači i prenosioci poruke, nego i učestvuju u oblikovanju jezika kojim društvo govori o razlikama Mediji su nedavno, vođeni navodima sa društvenih mreža, javnosti prenijeli informacije o incidentu koji se desio tokom školskog izleta u Žepču kada je jedan učenik djevojčici povukao hidžab s glave. Uslijedile su reakcije političkih i vjerskih predstavnika, …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – September 2026
During the month of September, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse including homophobia, sexism, the glorification of war criminals and intimidation towards journalists. Homophobia in Kosovo Screenwriter Arlinda Morina spoke openly on the show Canape (on T7 television) about the dilemmas she faced regarding her sexual orientation from a young age, the …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – August 2026
During the month of August, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse glorifying war criminals, unprofessional reporting and direct attacks on journalists and the public. Glorification of war criminal Ratko Mladić in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia This month marked the death of war criminal Ratko Mladić during his imprisonment in the …
The mind-bending that never ends
After Mladić's death, the public space was flooded with denial of crimes, belittling of victims and glorification of criminals.
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – July
During the month of July, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse including sexism and misogyny, disinformation and hate speech and a range of unprofessional reporting from hate speech towards minors to historical revisionism. Relativisation and revisionism in Bosnia and Herzegovina The 11th of July marked the 31st anniversary of the genocide …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – June
During the month of June, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse on ethnic and religious grounds alongside attacks on journalists and professionals and anti-LGBTQI+ sentiments. Attack on journalists in Serbia and Montenegro The month of June for Serbia was one marked by a heightened number of attacks on journalists. One involved journalist Kristina …
31 years later, part of the media in Republika Srpska still relativises the genocide in Srebrenica
Once again, judicially established facts are omitted, the victims are portrayed through ethnic or military affiliation, and the commemoration is presented through narratives that diminish its importance. Relativisation and revisionism were also present during the commemoration of the thirty-first anniversary of the genocide committed against Bosniaks in Srebrenica in the majority of analysed portals of …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – May
During the month of May, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse driven by sexism and misogyny, alongside hate speech and intolerance, denial of war crimes and misinformation. Bullying and misogyny on reality TV in Albania During the last days of April and the beginning of May 2026, the reality TV program “Ferma …
Monthly Monitoring Highlights – April
During the month of April, the RDN monitoring team identified a range of hateful narratives and discourse driven by hatred towards people with disabilities, political opponents and journalists, alongside sexism, xenophobia and misogyny. Sexism and misogyny in Albania and North Macedonia On 20 April 2026, Klan TV aired an episode of “Shije Shtëpie” featuring a …