| Country | KO |
| Gender | Group |
| Date | 27/09/2024 |
| City / Location | Prishtine |
| Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
| By whom | Aggressive public declarations by state officials |
| Name of the perpetrator | Prime Minister Albin Kurti |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| What was journalists' association reaction | The Association of Journalists of Kosovo strongly condemns the latest attack towards the media made today by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti. AJK is thoroughly concerned to see such unacceptable attempts made to undermine the credibility of media in Kosovo, without presenting any facts or arguments, by accusing the media of “being paid by past regimes”, for the alleged fake news and disinformation related to the Bureau for Verification and Confiscation of Unjustified Assets. |
The Association of Journalists of Kosovo strongly condemns the latest attack towards the media made today by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.
AJK is thoroughly concerned to see such unacceptable attempts made to undermine the credibility of media in Kosovo, without presenting any facts or arguments, by accusing the media of “being paid by past regimes”, for the alleged fake news and disinformation related to the Bureau for Verification and Confiscation of Unjustified Assets.
In the last report of Reporters Without Borders, Kosovo has marked a drastic drop of 19 places in terms of freedom of the press, therefore we call for Prime Minister Kurti to refrain from such campaigns and from his political warnings for persecution and accusations towards the media and journalists on unsubstantiated allegations, which further worsens the situation in the country in terms of freedom of the press and the environment of journalism.
The problematization of the issue of disinformation and fake news, which Prime Minister Kurti claims, is not by any means done through heavily and without any arguments undermining the credibility of the media, which is one of the most important pillars of democracy in the country.
