Threats against media outlets and organizations, Prishtinë, 10.09.2026

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Threats against media outlets and organizations, Prishtinë, 10.09.2026

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Debat Plus

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    RTV Dukagjini, Debat Plus
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Television
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    IMC meeting

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    10.06.2026
  • City
    Prishtine
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • 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
    Other threats

  • 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 Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) is deeply concerned by today’s discussion at the Independent Media Commission (IMC), during which Deputy Chairperson Drita Morina proposed that the potential closure of the Debat Plus programme on TV Dukagjini be discussed at the Commission’s next meeting.

AJK considers this statement unacceptable, irresponsible, and a direct attack on media freedom and freedom of expression in Kosovo. Today’s discussion follows a series of unfounded punitive decisions taken against media outlets in recent days.

AJK reiterates that it is not within the IMC’s mandate to sanction media outlets or journalists because of debates or statements made by guests appearing on their programmes.

The unprecedented fines imposed by the newly constituted IMC confirm the concerns previously raised by AJK and civil society that the Commission has become fully aligned with the policies of the Vetëvendosje Movement and the Government, which seek to intimidate media outlets and journalists.

Media freedom and freedom of expression are rights guaranteed in Kosovo, while media pluralism is a fundamental democratic value that no IMC decision can undermine.

AJK calls on the IMC to immediately abandon its practice of penalizing media outlets and to carry out its work strictly within the scope of its legal mandate.