- 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- Youth organization had all funding withdrawn because activist's husband was opposition party member — direct political targeting via financial channels.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.
- country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska)
- date text
- Apr 2023
- entities
- RS government (funding authority); RS Tax Inspectorate
- entity type
- Senior Official; Prosecutor/Judicial
- id
- 729
- name
- RS government (funding authority); RS Tax Inspectorate
- role
- actor
- Youth organization (funding cut); individual CSO (inspector pressure)
- entity type
- CSO
- id
- 730
- name
- Youth organization (funding cut); individual CSO (inspector pressure)
- role
- target
- RS government (funding authority); RS Tax Inspectorate
- sources
- citation
- BCSDN Monitoring Matrix BiH 2023
- tactics
- Political Favouritism in Grants
- label
- Political Favouritism in Grants
- code
- TC-30
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Political Favouritism in Grants
- narratives
- Political Interference
- label
- Political Interference
- code
- NF-09
- needs review
- false
- role
- primary
- Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse
- label
- Financial Corruption / Grant Abuse
- code
- NF-02
- needs review
- false
- role
- secondary
- Political Interference
- campaign ids
- campaign phase
- Phase 4: Institutional Operationalization
- channels
- Official/Regulatory
- civic response
- Youth organization dissolves; remaining staff avoid public association with opposition-linked individuals
- consequence category
- Legal/Administrative + Social Trust Erosion
- created at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- date precision
- month
- escalation
- 3
- harm track
- Both
- id
- BIH-022
- institutional consequence
- Donor intimidation; Chilling effect
- 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.
- occurred on
- 2023-04-01
- signal ids
- trigger type
- TR-08: Proactive / Ambient
- updated at
- 2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00
- version
- 1
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