Threats against media, Shtime, 16.08.2023

AJK •︎ 16/08/2023

Threats against media, Shtime, 16.08.2023

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    GazetaDemos
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    GazeteDemos

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    16.08.2023
  • City
    Shtime
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

This morning, several media teams were threatened and attacked while covering the KRU Prishtina activity in Shtime. The Lajmi.net camera operator was physically assaulted.

In addition to the attack on Lajmi.net, several colleagues who were filming the man criticizing the media were threatened.

In a video published by GazetaDemos, a person is heard threatening the journalist of this medium saying “Don’t record, because if I come there, I will kill you”.

Such threats and attacks are totally unacceptable to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, and we urge the Kosovo Police to take proper action against the person who threatened the media today.