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Journalism students and journalists of the Academy, during the second module, were lectured about the impact of disinformation on dealing with the past. This module of the Academy was lectured by Getoarbë Mulliqi, Executive Director of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo…

Në dëgjimin e parë publik për Projektligjin për KPM-në, që po mbahet sot në Kuvendin e Kosovës, Forumi për Integritetin e Informacionit ka paraqitur vërejtet dhe rekomandimet kryesore për përmbajtejn e tij, që lidhen me qëllimin e ligjit, rregullimin e medieve online, pronësinë…

The SafeJournalists network is concerned about the safety of Dinko Gruhonjic, a journalist and professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Serbia, and calls for an immediate end to the violence. The manhunt, which started with an edited video…

Furkan Saliu, a journalist from North Macedonia, was physically attacked in the city of Kichevo by Vesna Jakimovska, an executive agent. Yesterday, while taking a statement from Vesna Jakimovska, journalist Furkan Saliu was physically attacked by Jakimovska and suffered an injury to his hand. Also…

The escalation of threats and violence suffered by journalists in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, has reached an unprecedented level in the past fortnight.

The Association of Journalists is currently accepting applications from trainers for a two-day training on Combating Gender-Based Violence Through Responsible Journalism, as part of the project, “Countering Discrimination, Hate Speech and Gender-based Violence” funded by the European Union.

At today’s press conference Prime Minister Edi Rama refused to answer journalist’s Ambrozia Meta questions and inappropriately tried to touch her cheek. After a meeting with district political leaders at the Socialist Party headquarters, Prime Minister Rama held an impromptu press conference.

Asociacioni i Gazetarëve të Kosovës me pikëllim ka marrë lajmin për vdekjen e gazetarit, Arben Rugova. Ai ka punuar në sektorin e arsimit dhe të politikës në disa media si Koha Ditore, Gazeta Express, Telegrafi, Gazeta Lajmi e të tjera.

Before starting off the module, journalism students and journalists were addressed by Xhemajl Rexha, the Chairman of the Board of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, and Vjollca Islami Hajrullahu, Project Manager at Forum Civil Peace Service - Kosovo.

The SafeJournalists Network utterly condemn the life-threatening email sent to Isa Myzyraj, a journalist at Ora News and an activist of human rights in Albania. This alarming incident occurred on March 12, 2024, when Mr. Myzyraj and his employer received an email filled with hateful, anti-Semitic…

Over the past few days, several journalists in Serbia have been continuously insulted, threatened live, by phone or through messages on social networks, and some have been the target of intimidation by the police.

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has received with concern information from colleagues at QIKA about the ongoing disturbing messages and visits they have received from a teacher (whose name is known to us) regarding a news story published in November of last year. In an email sent to AJK…

Asociacioni i Gazetarëve të Kosovës me pikëllim ka pranuar lajmin për vdekjen e gazetarit njëherësh shkrimtarit, Bajram Sefaj. Ai për shumë vite ka punuar si gazetar në gazetën Rilindja, por që ka qenë edhe korrespodent për disa media ndërkombëtare. Krahas gazetarisë…

Journalism students and journalists participating in the second edition of the Academy for Information Integrity delved into the field of cyber security within the media landscape this past Saturday. Led by Prof. Dr. Blerim Rexha…

On International Women's Day, the SafeJournalists Network points out that the position of women journalists in the Western Balkans remains difficult. Although female journalists usually work under similar conditions to their male colleagues…

The SafeJournalists Network expresses its profound concern and dismay over the continued and intensified smear campaign against Ola Xama, an investigative journalist in Albania. Despite previous calls (here, here, here) for solidarity and the cessation of harassment…

SafeJournalists Network and the Media Freedom Rapid Response strongly condemn the behavior of the local authorities in Indjija, who forcibly removed the journalist Verica Marincic from the municipality building and prevented her from doing her job.

Franjo Sarcevic, the editor of the portal Prometej, received a series of threats, insults and became the target of hate speech on social networks, as well as media harassment, after he published a column in which he commented on the statements and iconography of the solemn celebration of March 1…

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has received with concern a statement made by journalist Lirim Mehmetaj of the Albanian Post regarding the summons issued to him as a defendant by the Basic Prosecutor's Office in Pristina. In the summons for presence on March 7…

The annual report of the Council of Europe Platform for the Safety of Journalists, “Press Freedom in Europe: Time to Turn the Tide”, was published in Thessaloniki.