Cases

Journalists Fatos Hetemi and Irfan Maliqi from the local media outlet Plus TV were threatened with death. The editors of Plus TV have informed the Association of Journalists of Kosovo about receiving death threats from a Facebook account. These threats came after the publication of their recent media coverage on the two mosques in the Municipality of Vitia. "The threats to kill are addressed to PlusTV journalist Irfan Maliqi and director Fatos Hetemi. These threats are in…

The AJK has been informed that a crew from the "Insajderi" portal was attacked in Vushtrri by a local imam. According to journalist Preniqi's statement, Imam Halili physically attacked her after hearing the question. "Hoxha turns to me yelling, 'Get out of here quickly. He grabs my arm, squeezes it, and pulls me about a meter away. He refers to me with the words "One of those you are asking is you too," she stated, adding that Halili attempted to attack her with a tiny stool…

The editors of the show KIKS Kosova in Klan Kosova have informed AJK about a threat made to journalist Herolind Ademi regarding his ongoing investigation into IPTV piracy. B.B. has sent multiple threatening messages to Ademi regarding the investigative report in which he is mentioned. Here are some of the disturbing messages: “Listen up, man. I'm warning you to stay inside. Lock yourself indoors because I happen to know exactly where you live. If you continue to talk about…

The Association of Kosovo Journalists has been informed by Koha Group journalist Agim Ademi of a threat he received from a person with the initials S.B. in Shtime. According to Ademi, the incident occurred in Godanc during the official inauguration of the public nursery construction. S.B approached and warned the journalist saying, "You should never dare to write anything about the mayor, the executive in Shtime, and the people who work with him." AJK finds the threat…

The Board of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo considers the comments made by football coach Ismet Munishi to sports reporter Qendresa Krelani on an aired program as unprofessional, insulting, and sexist. Such language should not be tolerated since it has no place in public discourse. Given that Krelani is one of the very few women in sports journalism, Munishi's language helps to discourage other women from choosing to report from this field of journalism.

Besnik Bislimi, the Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister in charge of negotiations with Serbia, has once again attacked Kosovo's media, claiming rapidly that they are "financed by Serbia." Asked about the harms he had previously stated in an interview with the Serbian newspaper "Danas" during a press conference with Prime Minister Kurti, Bislmi made unacceptable accusations. During the conference, Bislimi stated that "the word 'concession' has been intentionally used by Kosovo media…

Association of Journalists of Kosovo is deeply concerned about the news of an attack on journalist Ulpiana Emra from ArtMotion during the Super Cup final basketball match between Trepça and Peja. Emra was attacked by fans while reporting on the final of the basketball Super Cup between Trepca and Peja. It has been reported that the journalist was assaulted by fans in the stands, who threw bottles at her, resulting in injuries to her body. The AJK firmly condemns this assault…

The Board of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo has been informed about the recent internal vacancy for managerial positions at RTK. AJK expresses disappointment with the apparent gender discrimination practiced against long-time journalists Ilire Zajmi and Flora Masurica Durmishi, as well as lawyer Mihrije Beiqi. Despite being the top scorers in the open competitions, they were not elected to the respective positions.~ … The AJK considers this a failure by the…

Yesterday, the staff of RTV Besa in the Municipality of Prizren reported being threatened by Lulzim Kabashi, the former chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo in this municipality. In an email directed to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, the editors of this media have stated that "Lulzim Kabashi, the former president of AAK in Prizren, "raided" RTV Besa's offices yesterday afternoon, threatening them. He threatened the staff with their life in response to…

This morning, several media teams were threatened and attacked while covering the KRU Prishtina activity in Shtime. The Lajmi.net camera operator was physically assaulted. In addition to the attack on Lajmi.net, several colleagues who were filming the man criticizing the media were threatened. In a video published by GazetaDemos, a person is heard threatening the journalist of this medium saying "Don't record, because if I come there, I will kill you". Such threats and…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is extremely concerned by reports that the camera operator for the Lajmi.net portal was physically assaulted while filming KRU Prishtina's move to disconnect debtors from the Shtime water supply network. In the filmed incident, a person criticizes and insults the journalists who went to cover the event, while Kosovo police officers move him and command him not to use such language. "During the recording, our cameraman was pushed in…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is deeply concerned with the derogatory campaign against the web portal Nacionale and its journalists. On a banner in Prizren, where images of journalists Vullnet Krasniqi and Berat Buzhala can be seen, it is written, "Justice for the people, punishment for the slanders. Boycott Nacionale. Freedom of expression ends where offense begins". Such an action, for the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, is completely inappropriate and…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) is appalled by the attack in Prizren on the Nacionale's team journalist Vullnet Krasniqi, and camera operator Arbër Latifi. Krasniqi and Latifi were there to report on the protest organized by local imams against the "Dokufest" festival. According to media reports, they were assaulted and pushed while carrying out their duties by some protestors. This is an unacceptable attack that poses a severe threat to the safety of…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is concerned about the public pressure applied by Vetvendosje MPs against RTK journalist Edona Podvorica, who, along with the majority of her media colleagues boycotted the news conference of Minister Rozeta Hajdari. MP Valon Ramadani stated on Facebook that "it appears that this institution avoided the legal obligation by not remaining at Minister Rozeta Hajdari's conference." In the same line, Vetvendosje's other MP, Enver Dugolli…

Alberta Hashani, a journalist, and Dituron Aliu, a camera operator, were threatened with their lives while working on an investigation that is expected to be published in September. According to the editorial office of "Betimi për Drejtësi," the journalist and the camera operator were threatened by a salesman of illegal goods. Based on news reports, the camera operator first got a threatening message indicating he owed him some blood.

Journalists, cameramen, and photojournalists reporting from the Assembly of Kosovo have reported that during Thursday's session, they were confronted with an obvious restriction of performing their duties from the Assembly of Kosovo's grounds. A bar has been placed above where the media reports, preventing the media from getting a complete view of the Assembly and the deputies. The AJK strongly opposes this decision, which seeks to make it harder for journalists to provide…

Arbër Latifi - a camera operator for the online newspaper Nacionale, was physically assaulted today in the vicinity of the Gjakova Hospital by hospital security. Latifi and Gentiana Hasani, a journalist, had gone to the Gjakova Hospital to report on the suspension of all surgeries due to high temperatures. According to Nacionale, colleagues received medical assistance and filed a statement to the Kosovo Police. Furthermore, it is reported that the security officer who…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is concerned about a post by the Minister of Interior, Xhelal Sveçla, in which he uses dangerous and unacceptable language towards the media and journalists. Minister Sveçla insinuates that the audio recordings of the Head of the Parliamentary Group of his party, Mimoza Kusari Lila, with the former deputy of Srpska, Simic, were given to the Kosovo media by the Serbian president, Vucic. According to the minister, journalists Berat…

The MP of Vetëvendosje, Mefail Bajqinovci, has recently made public an internal document of the Tax Administration of Kosovo. The document pertains to the journalist and owner of the "Nacionale" portal, Berat Buzhala, and alleges that he has evaded taxes amounting to 71 thousand Euros. Buzhala has published a decision of the Commercial Court of Kosovo to postpone the execution of the decision until the resolution of this commercial-administrative dispute with a final court…

The Association of Kosovo Journalists - AJK, has been informed by the editors of "Front Online" about the derogatory language and labels used by Feim Kelmendi, the Director of Finance at Post and Telecommunication of Kosovo, towards the journalists of this portal regarding an article they published. The Financial Director of this public company has made derogatory comments towards journalists, using unacceptable language such as "I told you that: No one, no son of a b can…