Verbal threat towards RTK, Pristina, 05.09.2020

AJK •︎ 05/09/2020

Verbal threat towards RTK, Pristina, 05.09.2020

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Radiotelevizioni i Kosovës
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Mediet

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    05.09.2020
  • City
    Prishtinë
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

Radiotelevision of Kosovo (RTK), has been threatened by some unknown persons.

The case was confirmed to the media by the spokesman of Kosovo Police, Daut Hoxha, in which case he stated that the necessary actions have been taken regarding the case. 

“Immediately the competent police units have taken the necessary professional actions to handle such information and are working to clarify all the circumstances and facts related to this report”, said Hoxha. 

AJK has publicly reacted through a press release. Such threats for AJK are completely unacceptable, so we call on the competent authorities to deal with this case as soon as possible so that the intimidators are brought to justice. 

Threats and hate speech have serious consequences in the climate of journalism in Kosovo. Therefore, AJK estimates that only by condemning the intimidators will demonstrate that such behavior is not acceptable in a democratic society.