Obstructing the work of journalists, Prishtinë, 21.08.2024

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    Country KO
    Gender Group Gresa Nitaj, Leonita Bajrami, Venhar Isufi
    Date 21/08/2024
    City / Location Prishtine
    Type of incident Actual attacks on journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Type of media Radio and television
    Media name Klan Kosova, TopChannel, Teve1
    Source Klan Kosova
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction For the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, obstructing the work of journalists is unacceptable; therefore, we call upon the Kosovo Police to ensure that journalists can carry out their work without being harmed or hindered.

    Today, journalists Gresa Nitaj from Klan Kosova, Leonita Bajrami from Top Channel, and Venhar Isufi from Tëvë1, and camera operators Arben Restelica, Edon Hogjagjiku and Valdrin Abazi, were obstructed while reporting on a murder that took place last night in Kodra e Trimave, in Prishtina.

    In a live broadcast for an information news edition in Klan Kosova, the journalist Gresa Nitaj is seen being forcibly grabbed by a man, preventing her from reporting live. The same individual is seen and heard telling Top Channels and Teve1s crews to leave.

    .For the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, obstructing the work of journalists is unacceptable; therefore, we call upon the Kosovo Police to ensure that journalists can carry out their work without being harmed or hindered.