Attack against media, Prishtinë, 27.09.2024

AJK •︎ 27/09/2024

Attack against media, Prishtinë, 27.09.2024

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    27.09.2024
  • City
    Prishtina
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (convicted)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Unknown
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo strongly condemns the latest attack towards the media made today by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.

AJK is thoroughly concerned to see such unacceptable attempts made to undermine the credibility of media in Kosovo, without presenting any facts or arguments, by accusing the media of “being paid by past regimes”, for the alleged fake news and disinformation related to the Bureau for Verification and Confiscation of Unjustified Assets.

In the last report of Reporters Without Borders, Kosovo has marked a drastic drop of 19 places in terms of freedom of the press, therefore we call for Prime Minister Kurti to refrain from such campaigns and from his political warnings for persecution and accusations towards the media and journalists on unsubstantiated allegations, which further worsens the situation in the country in terms of freedom of the press and the environment of journalism.

The problematization of the issue of disinformation and fake news, which Prime Minister Kurti claims, is not by any means done through heavily and without any arguments undermining the credibility of the media, which is one of the most important pillars of democracy in the country.