Translations: Pristina
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPristina
- GenderMale
- Victim(s) nameBerat Buzhala dhe Parim Olluri
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletTelevizioni 7 dhe Portali Insajder
- Type of media platformRadio
Online Media - Source of information about the incidentAsociacioni i Gazetarëve të Kosovës - AGK
Incident Data
- Date of incident08.04.2020
- CityPrishtinë
- Perpetrator(s)Known (suspected)
- Attacked byAuthorities - individuals
Public person(s) - Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
Member of party “Lëvizja Vetëvendosje” Hysamedin Ferraj attacked verbally journalists Berat Buzhala and Parim Olluri, qualified them as part of a Serbian-Russian lobby thought in Kosovo.
Through posts on his Facebook account, Ferraj said: “Kosovo’s partial or full return under Serbia the Serbian-Russian lobby in the United States, with its most powerful representative, Richard Grenell, must be done without weapons. He can do this only with the Serbian-Russian lobbyists within Kosovo, among the most vocal so far: Hashim Thaçi, Isa Mustafa, Ramush Haradinaj, Berat Buzhla, Parim Olluri, and all the media that lobbies for them”.
Association of Journalists of Kosovo – AJK reacted publicly and Ferraj’s comments are described as unacceptable, which polarize society, violate freedom of expression and endanger democracy in the country.