Country | KO |
Name and Surname | [:ks]Leonard Kerquki[:] |
Gender | Male |
Date | 24/10/2016 |
City / Location | [:ks]Pristina[:] |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | online |
Media name | [:ks]Gazeta Express[:] |
Source | [:ks]Journalist[:] |
Legal closure | Perpatrator is convicted |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | [:ks]The Association of Journalists of Kosovo is concerned over death threats against our colleague Leonard Kerquki after he published his documentary. It's intolerable to have hundreds of comments where murder is asked against Kerquki and his team. The association also condemns the start of a campaign in social media where Kerquki's face is portrayed with three bullets in forehead. AJK calls on documentary authors to report all those threats to Kosovo police. AJK ensures that it will follow continuously the acts of security institutions. [:] |
Were authorities informed? | No |
Journalist of gazetaexpress.com, Leonard Kerquki received several death threats after he published the documentary which was about post-war murders in Kosovo.