Attack on the media and media organizations, Gjilan, 4.3.2025

AJK •︎ 04/03/2025

Attack on the media and media organizations, Gjilan, 4.3.2025

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Public Statement

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    04.03.2025
  • City
    Prishtina
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (convicted)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Through media outlets (broadcast, print, online)
  • 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 Acting Prime Minister and leader of the Self-Determination Movement, Albin Kurti, continued his attacks on the media this Tuesday.

“My judgment is that the Prosecutor’s Office is more interested in filling the headlines of some oligarch’s portal than in bringing justice,” Kurti stated in Gjilan. He made this statement when asked by journalists about his failure to appear as a witness in the case of the State Reserves, an interview scheduled for 10:00 AM.

AJK (Association of Journalists of Kosovo) condemns this language from the Acting Prime Minister and reiterates that such rhetoric is unacceptable, risks the safety of journalists and media, and undermines media freedom and freedom of expression in Kosovo.