| Country | KO |
| Name and Surname | Berat Buzhala |
| Gender | Male |
| Date | 17/08/2024 |
| City / Location | Prishtine |
| Type of incident | Attacks on media outlets and organizations |
| By whom | Aggressive public declarations by state officials |
| Name of the perpetrator | Vjosa Osmani - President of Kosovo |
| Type of media | online |
| Media name | Nacionale |
| Source | |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| What was journalists' association reaction | AJK urges President Osmani to address any concerns about media reporting by filing a complaint with the Press Council of Kosovo. The media must follow the Code of Ethics, especially when reporting on tragic events, by providing facts and evidence about the situation. |
The Association of Kosovo Journalists (AJK) views President Vjosa Osmani’s recent call for investigations into media outlets, particularly Nacionale and its head Berat Buzhala, as a dangerous and unacceptable precedent.
In a public post today on Facebook, the President explicitly urged security and justice authorities to investigate the aforementioned media outlet following their coverage of a recent incident in Ferizaj. Repeated accusations that the media is working for Serbia are not only baseless but also concerning, especially when coming from a high-ranking government official.
AJK urges President Osmani to address any concerns about media reporting by filing a complaint with the Press Council of Kosovo. The media must follow the Code of Ethics, especially when reporting on tragic events, by providing facts and evidence about the situation.
