{"id":"BIH-022","notes":"Most direct evidence of political affiliation determining CSO financial access. Inspector explicitly stating political motivation is rare — usually implied, here documented. Connects to BIH-014 (political favouritism in grants): same mechanism in reverse — BIH-014 rewards compliant CSOs, BIH-022 punishes non-compliant ones. Together they create a complete financial control system over civic space. | DATE UPDATE: Date refined: funding cut due to opposition affiliation occurred Q2 2023 (April-May 2023). Inspector explicitly cited political non-alignment — \"You are not on the list of friendly organizations.\" Sources: Monitoring Matrix BiH 2023; Mreža za izgradnju mira activist testimonies mid-2023.","country":"Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska)","sources":[{"url":null,"citation":"BCSDN Monitoring Matrix BiH 2023"}],"summary":"Youth organization had all funding withdrawn because activist's husband was opposition party member — direct political targeting via financial channels. Separately, CSO reported being told by tax inspector they were being pressured specifically for not belonging to a political party. Political affiliation determines financial access to CSO sector.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-30","role":"primary","label":"Political Favouritism in Grants","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Official/Regulatory"],"entities":[{"id":729,"name":"RS government (funding authority); RS Tax Inspectorate","role":"actor","entity_type":"Senior Official; Prosecutor/Judicial"},{"id":730,"name":"Youth organization (funding cut); individual CSO (inspector pressure)","role":"target","entity_type":"CSO"}],"date_text":"Apr 2023","created_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Both","narratives":[{"code":"NF-09","role":"primary","label":"Political Interference","needs_review":false},{"code":"NF-02","role":"secondary","label":"Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse","needs_review":false}],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":["SIG-BIH-022"],"updated_at":"2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00","occurred_on":"2023-04-01","campaign_ids":["BIH-CAMP-003"],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-08: Proactive / Ambient","campaign_phase":"Phase 4: Institutional Operationalization","civic_response":"Youth organization dissolves; remaining staff avoid public association with opposition-linked individuals","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Legal/Administrative + Social Trust Erosion","institutional_consequence":"Donor intimidation; Chilling effect"}