Actual attacks on journalists, RTV Dukagjini, 21.02.2022, Pristina

AJK •︎ 21/02/2022

Actual attacks on journalists, RTV Dukagjini, 21.02.2022, Pristina

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Liridon Llozani and Diamant Maxharraj

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    RTV Dukagjini
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    RTV Dukagjini

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    21.02.2022
  • City
    Prishtina
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

A team of RTV Dukagjini, consisting of journalist Liridon Llozani and cameraman Diamant Maxharraj were physically attacked today while reporting in Pejton, Prishtina for the declaration of revenues at Tax Administration of Kosovo.

The owner of one of the bars where the team was shooting, at first tried to stop them from performing their duties, and then physically assaulted the cameraman, Maxharraj.

The team immediately called the Police, who arrested the perpetrator. Journalist and the cameraman also gave their statement at the police station regarding the incident.

AJK strongly condemns this physical attack, which further increases the insecurity of journalists in their daily work.