Cases

The summer show in Klan Kosova, which was being broadcasted live from Drenas, was interrupted on Wednesday night. The interruption came after things were being thrown towards the hosts of the show by the audience, which consisted mainly of children. AJK is concerned about the obstruction of the journalists of this television, and expects from the general public to respect the work of media, especially when it is performed on public property, and with the relevant permits.

The KALLXO.com team, journalist, Diellza Luzha and the camera operator, Blendi Shaqiri, of KALLXO.com portal were threatened and obstructed in Mitrovica. The team was working on a story in the courtyard of the Mitrovica Regional Hospital. The KALLXO.com team’s work was obstructed by three unidentified persons, part of the hospital staff, who prevented them from performing their duties and put physical pressure on the camera operator, restricting the team movement and…

Bujar Vitija, a journalist with the online portal “gazetashneta.com”, has notified AJK that he has been threatened by a person, who is supposedly the father of the anesthesiologist Kemajl Gashi, for whom it has been reported by the above-mentioned portal to have been fined by the Health Inspectorate due to the fact that he has left his workplace during his custody shift. “Apparently you have written something. You won’t be able to recognize yourself. We’ll be meeting real…

On Friday, an unknown person tried to break into the offices of the online portal "Botapress". The whole event was recorded by the security cameras of the portal, where from the published images it is seen how the person approaches the door of the editorial office, tries to open it, but stops after seeing the camera. AJK expresses concern about this act towards this media, and calls the Kosovo Police to investigate the case as a priority, so that the journalists will have a…

On May 14th, the journalist Mentor Gjergjaj who upon an order of the Basic Prosecution in Gjakova has been invited to show up this Tuesday, at the Police Station in Gjakova in order to be interviewed for a case related to an article published by the journalist on May 3rd 2018, in the online newspaper “Gazeta Express”. Gjergjaj via a post on his profile on social network Facebook has announced that he was invited in the capacity of a suspect from a Police investigator in…

The official of the Directorate of Education in the Municipality of Prishtina, Anita Xhabiri has offended a journalist of the Gazeta Express after she requested about the stance of the Directorate of Education, upon reporting that a minor has been sexually abused from the several students. Following the publication of the news about the insult, it is reported that Editorial Office of the Gazeta Express on Saturday has received a threatening phone call from Xhabiri’s husband.

The spokesman of the Kosovo Electricity Distribution Company (KEDS), Viktor Buzhala used lynching vocabulary towards the journalist of the Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), Albijona Hoxhaj and her colleagues. After the reporting of "Betimi per Drejtesi" for the approach of Viktor Buzhala towards the journalist, Albijona Hoxhaj, Buzhala has continued to use accusatory and offensive language against journalists through a comment on Facebook. "You are saying the I insulted and…

Director of Gazeta Insajderi, Parim Oullri, this morning was interviewed by Kosovo Police, after Gazeta Insajderi last night published an investigation that contains internal information of the Ministry of Health regarding the refusal of Pfizer and BioNtech Vaccines by this Ministry. For AJK, it is completely unacceptable to interview Parim Olluri, Director of Gazeta Insajderi in order to reveal their source, as this is essentially a flagrant violation of the Law on…

The football coach, Tahir Batatina, used sexist and offensive language towards the sports journalist of RTK, Qëndresa Krelani. Batatina during a TV show addressed the journalist with the words: "You in journalism can only peel newspapers, or clean something, but commenting football in this way no .... you are not on my level, this is not journalism, starting from your appearance ... " The sexist, offensive and totally inadequate language used by Batatina is extremely…

The KALLXO.com team, journalists Arbisa Shefiku and the cameraman, Denis Sllovinja, were threatened and obstructed by two persons in Rahovec. The team was threatened three days ago while they were shooting near the tekke “Shejh Iljazi Rifai”, regarding the case of a parking lot that the municipality has given permission to use this space to Mehdi Shehu, without the consent of the residents and the Municipal Assembly. As soon as they started filming the parking lot, the…

The President of the Alternative for Change, Shqipërim Arifi, used lynching vocabulary towards the correspondent of Radio Television of Kosovo in the Presevo Valley, Baki Rexhepi. Arifi last night during an interview on Kosovo television, accused Rexhepi of being a corrupt person and therefore does not declare himself for RTK, adding that there are facts about what he is talking about. Regarding this statement, AJK has contacted the director of RTK, Festim Kabashi, who…

Journalist Visar Duriqi was physically assaulted the last midnight in front of his apartment. Duriqi was physically attacked by three unknown persons. Journalist has stated for the media that he received medical treatment at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo as a result of the physical attack his teeth and nose are broken. Regarding the case the Kosovo Police has also stated to the media. “Immediately after receiving the information, the police went to the scene and…

The Democratic League of Kosovo and The Democratic Party of Kosovo used lynching vocabulary towards RTV Dukagjini. Such lynching vocabulary is unacceptable for AJK, as it is considered pressure towards our journalist colleagues. Due to the accusations of the media that they are in favor of a certain political subject, they target media toward threats. In case of complaints, the AJK calls upon all political subjects to direct them to the competent bodies.

Journalist Valon Syla was physically assaulted today. In a video that went viral on social media, there is footage of Valon Syla being punched by an unknown person. Regarding the case, AJK has contacted Kosovo Police who has confirmed to have accepted the information about the attach towards the journalist. “At around 12:05 PM, we have been informed that the journalist was attacked in Pejton neighborhood. The Police unit arrived at the scene and contacted the journalist via…

The member of the Democratic League of Kosovo – LDK , Melihate Tërmkolli, used offensive and threatening language towards the journalist of Television 7, Arsim Lani. Tërmkolli through an electronic message, called the journalist “junk” and “impudent”, because as the journalist told AJK, Tërmkolli was not previously notified about the other guest in the studio. In addition to the insults, she also threatened Lani, telling him that “he will pay for the effort and the cold she…

The team of Klan Kosova were prevented from broadcasting the basketball match between Vllaznimi - Trepça, in the "Shani Nushi" hall in Gjakova. The team was prevented from performing their duties by the hall manager and a security guard. The obstruction happened on November 11th, around 17:00 o'clock, when the team had asked for assistance from the hall manager to put the equipment in the hall and to prepare to broadcast the match. According to the Director of the Sports…

The car of the well-known Kosovar journalist Shkumbin Kajtazi was the target of several firearms last night in the city of Mitrovica. Kajtazi announced this through a post on Facebook, where he stated that he reported the case to the police and according to him, the attack is related to his work and has no other motives. "Last night I faced a dangerous attack: my car was shot with 5 or 6 bullets. The event happened around midnight, where the car was parked in the center of…

The journalists of the Gazeta Express were threatened with their life on Saturday evening by Naser Gashi, known on the public as Naser Qeli. According to the Gazeta Express, Gashi broke the door of the editorial office on Saturday evening and threatened the journalists because of an article about his ex-wife that was published by the portal.

Journalist and director of RTV Dukagjini, Ermal Panduri has been threatened online by several people on social networks. Panduri has announced that he was threatened with his life by various people on social networks. He made this known through a post on Facebook. “This man is threatening my life, he is insulting my whole family. There are many like him, but the good ones are more”, wrote Panduri.

Radiotelevision of Kosovo (RTK). has been threatened by some unknown persons. The case was confirmed to the media by the spokesman of Kosovo Police, Daut Hoxha, in which case he stated that the necessary actions have been taken regarding the case. “Immediately the competent police units have taken the necessary professional actions to handle such information and are working to clarify all the circumstances and facts related to this report”, said Hoxha.