Albanian and Serbian journalists are attacked in Northern Mitrovica, 13.10.2021

Albanian and Serbian journalists are attacked in Northern Mitrovica, 13.10.2021

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Media outlet

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    13.10.2021
  • City
    Mitrovice
  • 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

Several journalists of different Albanian media were attacked in the “Bosniak Quarter” in Northern Mitrovica and another incident occurred on the road that leads to Leposavic where protesters chased cars with journalists.

Meanwhile, there were attacks and pressures on journalists of local news portal “Kossev”, by protesters. As a result, the news website has withdrawn its teams reportimg from the field.