| Country | KO |
| Name and Surname | Baki Rexhepi |
| Gender | Male |
| Date | 05/03/2021 |
| City / Location | Presevo |
| Type of incident | Other threats to journalists |
| By whom | By public officials |
| Name of the perpetrator | Shqiprim Arifi |
| Type of media | Radio and television |
| Media name | Radio Television of Kosovoe |
| Source | Media |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| What was journalists' association reaction | AJK asks of Mr. Shqiprim Arifi to apologize for the language used against our colleague and to address all of the grievances through the judiciary. |
| Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
The President of the Alternative for Change, Shqipërim Arifi, used lynching vocabulary towards the correspondent of Radio Television of Kosovo in the Presevo Valley, Baki Rexhepi. Arifi last night during an interview on a Kosovo television, accused Rexhepi of being a corrupt person and therefore does not declare himself for RTK, adding that there are facts about what he is talking about. Regarding this statement, AJK has contacted the director of RTK, Festim Kabashi, who stated that he has not received any complaints about the correspondent, Baki Rexhepi. The reaction of our colleague, Baki Rexhepi, was immediate, describing the accusations as extremely serious and that do not correspond at all to the truth. Moreover, Rexhepi has stated that he has always been boycotted as a journalist by Mr. Shqipërim Arifi. Rexhepi, requesting a reaction from the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, informed that he has already started to pursue all legal avenues against the statements of Mr. Arifi, who according to him with this accusation has tarnished his personal dignity and damaged his integrity and his professional credibility.
AJK asks of Mr. Shqiprim Arifi to apologize for the language used against our colleague and to address all of the grievances through the judiciary.
