Actual attacks against journalists, Burim Pacolli, Prishtinë, 02.03.2026

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Who was attacked?

  Journalist
• Gender

  Man
• Victim(s) name

  Burim Pacolli

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Nacionale
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Nacionale

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  02.03.2026
• City

  Prishtinë
• Were authorities informed?

  Case was reported to the police
  
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  Public person(s)
  
• Means of incidents and attacks

  In person
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists
• Type of attack

  Attack resulting in physical harm

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes
• What was the reaction of the journalists' association?

  The association reacted publicly
  

Burim Pacolli, a journalist at Nacional, was physically assaulted by several individuals on Monday afternoon, according to reports from his media outlet.

According to the report, the attack is suspected to have been carried out by a rapper whose work Pacolli had reviewed.

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) strongly condemns this attack, which endangered Pacolli’s physical integrity, and calls on the Kosovo Police to locate and apprehend the perpetrator(s) following Pacolli’s official complaint.

Freedom of expression, criticism, and reporting is guaranteed under the Constitution and laws of Kosovo, and no journalist should be subjected to attacks for exercising these rights.