Threat towards journalist Bujar Vitija, Pristina, 10.08.2021

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Bujar Vitija

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Gazeta Shneta
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Bujar Vitija

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  10.08.2021
• City

  Prishtine
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  life_threat

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

• Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?

  Yes

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 soon”, was the message to the journalist Vitija sent by this person. AJK considers this as a serious threat and one that endangers the safety of this journalist.

AJK calls upon Kosovo Police to handle the case with priority, after it has been reported to them by the journalist himself.