Threatening language towards media, Pristina, 11.09.2021

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Who was attacked?

  Group

• Media outlet

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  11.09.2021
• Type of incident

  life_threat

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

The adviser of the President of Kosovo, Blerim Vela has used lynching vocabulary towards media.

The adviser of the President Vjosa Osmani, Blerim Vela, on several occasions has used denigrating language, labeling the media as “of the former Pronto regime”.

AJK considers this as lynching and a language that serves to spread hate and incites attacks on journalists and media in Kosovo.

Coming from the highest state office, these actions of Mr. Vela have an impact towards the intimidation of journalists and create an unsafe environment for their work.

AJK invites President Osmani to distance herself from these actions and to ensure that such attacks are not repeated from her office.