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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…

Photo: BIRN … “Contribute to strengthening independent, investigative and publicly beneficial journalism and freedom of expression in Kosovo” BIRN and AJK have joined forces in implementing the EU Funded Project “Contribute to strengthening independent…

Photo: BIRN … PRISTINA, 16.05.2018 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo will support efforts to find the perpetrators of the 14 murdered and missing journalists in Kosovo. This was announced by the chief of the mission…

Photo: AGK logo … Pristina 10.05.2018 - With the final say of the parties involved in the civil-judicial procedure, the judicial process between the organization "Çohu" and the former director of the Anti-Corruption Agency (AKM), Hasan Preteni has been completed. During the final speech…

Photo: safejournalists.net … PODGORICA, 09.05.2018 –  Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety , which represents more than 8000 members, strongly condemns  the brutal attack on Daily “Vijesti” journalist from Podgorica Olivera Lakić…

Photo: AJK … PRISTINA, 26.04.2018 – The representatives from Kosovo’s Specialized Chambers (KSC) in cooperation with the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, held a round table on Wednesday and discussed about the function…

Photo: Safe Journalists logo … BELGRADE, 18.04.2018. –  The Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety, which represents more than 8000 members…

PODGORICA, 05.04.2018. –   The Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety , representing more than 8000 members, welcomes the effective reaction of the Montenegrin Police Directorate…

Photo: Safejournalists.net … PRISTINA, 30.03.2018 – The Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety, representing more than 8000 members, condemns the latest incidents against media and journalists during the police intervention in Mitrovica North.

Photo: OSCE VIENNA\https://www.osce.org/fom/350256 … VIENNA, 22 March 2018 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today expressed his concern over recent death threats against journalists of the portal Insajderi. On 20 March…

Photo by: Safejournalists.net … SKOPJE, 09.03.2018. – The Western Balkan’s Regional Platform for Advocating Media Freedom and Journalists’ Safety, representing more than 8000 members, strongly condemns the latest threats against the president of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia…

Photo by: AJK … Pristina, 07.03.2018 – Pristina’s Basic Court ruled in favour of NGO “FOL Movement” lawsuit against the Ministry of Infrastructure that refused access to tender documents and of the contract for the construction of the Ibrahim Rugova highway. FOL filed the lawsuit on 28.09.

Foto: FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP … EFJ- 23.02.2018 The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) welcomed the letter sent to Frans Timmerman, the vice-president of the European commission, initiated by six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs…

Photo: Pixabay … BELGRADE, 12.02.2018. – Reporters on corruption and organised crime in the Balkans are subject to a range of different pressures and challenges – as our comparison of reporting on such cases in Bosnia, Kosovo and Serbia shows.