Attacks towards journalist Ardiana Thaçi Mehmeti, Prishtinë, 07.05.2024

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Ardiana Thaçi Mehmeti

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Klan Kosova
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Kiks Kosova

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  07.05.2024
• City

  Prishtine
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is extremely concerned about Kiks Kosova’s reporting on the leak of journalist Ardiana Thaçi Mehmeti’s phone number within the Albkings group.

In the latest episode of Kiks Kosova, which is dedicated exclusively to the continuous harassment of journalist Thaçi Mehmeti by dozens of men who are part of this group, it is reported that her number was leaked as a sign of revenge for her previous reports about the Albkings.

The journalist has received numerous calls and messages from members of that group, not only on her phone number but also on her accounts on social networks.

Leaking the phone number of journalist Thaçi Mehmeti as a form of revenge by Albkings not only endangers her safety but also serves as an attempt to intimidate and silence her.

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo condemns the leak of her phone number, as well as the derogatory messages and phone calls that journalist Thaçi Mehmeti has received in recent days, to damage her reputation.

AJK calls on the Kosovo Police and the Prosecutor’s Office to urgently take the necessary steps regarding the case reported by colleague Thaçi Mehmeti so that the person(s) who leaked the number and those who contacted her, are held accountable.