Translations: Pristina
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPristina
- Who was attacked?Group
- Group members' names and surnamesJournalist Blerta Zuka and cameraman Enkelej Shaljani
- Number of women in group1
- Number of men in group1
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletTV Dukagjini
- Type of media platformTelevision
- Source of information about the incidentTV Dukagjini
Incident Data
- Date of incident25.06.2026
- CityGjilan
- Perpetrator(s)Known (suspected)
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Means of incidents and attacksIn person
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
- Type of attackPhysical attack without physical injury
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
Journalist Blerta Zuka and cameraman Enkelej Shaljani were attacked today while reporting in Gjilan. The incident occurred while the TV Dukagjini team was producing a news report on construction works in the city’s main square. A worker from the company carrying out the works physically pushed the team and prevented them from continuing their work.
AJK strongly condemns this attack and considers it a violent obstruction of professional journalistic activity and an attack on media freedom in the country.
AJK calls on the Municipality of Gjilan, which is responsible for the works, to distance itself from this act, and urges law enforcement and judicial authorities to act swiftly and effectively to hold the perpetrator accountable.
Journalists must be allowed to carry out their work freely in the public interest.