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Public documents, closed for the public

Public documents, closed for the public

PRISTINA: 04.12.2018 Kosovo's public institutions are among the only ones in the region who do not recognize the obligation for selection of documents into public and confidential. Although the law on access to public documents foresees that at the time of the creation of a document…

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Misinterpretation of laws - an obstacle for media freedom

Misinterpretation of laws - an obstacle for media freedom

Journalists in Kosovo today face many challenges in practicing their profession. Besides the work with responsibilities, they are also forced to endure most different threats and blackmail, cases that are reported to the body gathering around the journalists' community, the AJK…

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Fake news, challenge of modern times

Fake news, challenge of modern times

One of the challenges of the modern world is facing the fight against “false news” or “fake news”. The inexistent news usually appears in the events of great interest to the public or on the verge of them. This is because the media use the big curiosity of the mass for various benefits.

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Judicial system and AJK together improving safety of journalists

Judicial system and AJK together improving safety of journalists

Threats and attacks coming from politics and business groups are part of the daily work of journalists in Kosovo. In 2018 only, there are 16 cases of threats or attacks against them. The last one was against the journalist of “Koha Ditore” newspaper, Agim Ademi…

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AJK published its annual report on media freedom and journalists’ safety

AJK published its annual report on media freedom and journalists’ safety

PRISTINA, 19.12.2018 – In the annual conference, the Association of Journalists of Kosovo published its 2018 report on “Indicators on the level of media freedom and journalists’ safety”. The report presents the findings about the legislation and challenges in practice…

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Call for Proposals Aimed to Strengthen Independent Journalism in Kosovo

Call for Proposals Aimed to Strengthen Independent Journalism in Kosovo

PRISTINA, 07.12.2018 -  Call for Proposals for the EU Funded Project … “Contribute to strengthening independent, investigative and publicly beneficial journalism and freedom of expression in Kosovo” Deadline for applying December 28, 2018 at 4 PM.

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Small Grant Programme has successfully been completed

Small Grant Programme has successfully been completed

PRISTINA, 05.12.2018 - Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and safety of journalists in the Western Balkans has the honour of presenting outputs of Small Grant Programme, which took place during years 2017 and 2018 within the bigger project…

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AJK reacts on threats against journalist by a public official

AJK reacts on threats against journalist by a public official

PRISTINA, 02.12.2018 – The Association of Journalists of Kosovo condemns the threat and banal language of Avni Olluri, director of administration at Lipjan municipality, against journalist Agim Ademi.

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AJK reacts on arbitrary dismissal of two RTV Dukagjini employees

AJK reacts on arbitrary dismissal of two RTV Dukagjini employees

PRISTINA, 17.11.2018 – The Association of Journalists of Kosovo expresses concern about the dismissal of two colleagues, Arben Rexhepi and Ervin Behluli, who have been working for RTV Dukagjini for years.

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AJK demands respect of Code of Ethics

AJK demands respect of Code of Ethics

PRISTINA, 19.09.2018 – The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has closely followed the recent debate over the list of war veterans of Kosovo Liberation Army allegedly misused by some individuals to win the status of the war veteran.

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AJK demands security for journalists

AJK demands security for journalists

PRISTINA, 12/09/2018 - The Association of Journalists of Kosovo expresses concern for the reported cases related to work obstruction of journalists from Serbia, respectively from media in Serbian language Insajder, Deutsche Welle and Tanjug…

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Regional Platform: STOP political pressures against journalists

Regional Platform: STOP political pressures against journalists

BELGRADE, 23.08.2018 – Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety, which represents more than 8000 members, strongly condemns the shameful and completely unjustified attack by the president of Republica Srpska, Milorad Dodik on Dino Jahić…

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Gentiana Begolli – Pustina elected as new president of AJK

Gentiana Begolli – Pustina elected as new president of AJK

PRISTINA, 31.07.2018 – The assembly of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo held on Tuesday elected Gentiana Begolli-Pustina as the new president of the organisation. The assembly also voted for eight members of the board. Begolli-Pustina got 97 of votes leaving behind two other candidates…

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Regional Platform strongly condemns brutal physical attack against journalist Hrvoje Bajlo

Regional Platform strongly condemns brutal physical attack against journalist Hrvoje Bajlo

ZADAR, 28.06.2018. – Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety, which represents more than 8000 members, strongly condemns the brutal physical attack against journalist Hrvoje Bajlo…

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AJK meets the Pristina’s Court coordinator on journalist’s cases

AJK meets the Pristina’s Court coordinator on journalist’s cases

Photo by: Pristina Basic Court … PRISTINA, 27.06.2018 – The representatives of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo met on Tuesday the recently appointed coordinator on journalist’s cases in the Basic Court of Pristina…

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Kosovo’s government adopts advanced draft law on whistleblowing

Kosovo’s government adopts advanced draft law on whistleblowing

Kosovo's government meeting | Photo by: www.kryeministri-ks.net … PRISTINA, 14.06.2018 – The Draft Law on Protection of Whistleblowers received the green light from the Government of Kosovo and was preceded for adoption in the Assembly.

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Basic Court in Pristina appoints a coordinator on journalist’s cases

Basic Court in Pristina appoints a coordinator on journalist’s cases

PRISTINA, 18.06.2018 – The Basic Court in Pristina appointed the judge, Arben Hoti as a coordinator of this court who will deal with cases of media and journalist’s. President of the basic Court in Pristina, Aferdita Bytyci said on Monday that she has appointed the judge…

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Missing reporter alive and healthy, Serbia’s President says

Missing reporter alive and healthy, Serbia’s President says

BELA CRKVA, 15.06.2018. – Stefan Cvetkovic who went missing on Wednesday night is alive and unhurt and is in a local police station in the northern town of Bela Crkva, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic told a news conference. He did not give many details…

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Regional network: Find Serbian journalist Stefan Cvetkovic

Regional network: Find Serbian journalist Stefan Cvetkovic

BELA CRKVA, 14.06.2018. – The Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety which represents more than 8000 members…

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Journalist Bujar Vitija threatened by a state official

Journalist Bujar Vitija threatened by a state official

PRISTINA, 09.06.2018 – The Association of Journalist of Kosovo was informed by its member, journalist Bujar Vitija, for the threats he received by the state official, Zenel Kuqi. The case is reported to police. Journalist Vitija said that on Friday afternoon he was contacted by Zenel Kuqi…

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