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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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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

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…

Photo: EFJ … PRISTINA, 07.06.2018 – The European Federation of Journalists adopted a resolution on Thursday which calls for an investigation into the murders and kidnappings of 14 journalists between 1998 and 2005.

Photo: AJK logo … Prishtina, 05.06.2018 - The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has appointed Petrit Çollaku - Executive Director of AJK. The appointment of Mr. Çollaku  in the new post was made by full unanimity by the AJK Board, based on Article 7, paragraph 2…