Obstruciton against journalists, Parim Olluri, Pristina, 17.04.2021

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Parim Olluri

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Gazeta Insajderi
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Gazeta Insajderi

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  17.04.2021
• City

  Prishtine
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  Authorities - individuals
  
• Type of incident

  Other threats to journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

Director of Gazeta Insajderi, Parim Oullri, this morning was interviewed by Kosovo Police, after Gazeta Insajderi last night published an investigation that contains internal information of the Ministry of Health regarding the refusal of Pfizer and BioNtech Vaccines by this Ministry.

For AJK, it is completely unacceptable to interview Parim Olluri, Director of Gazeta Insajderi in order to reveal their source, as this is essentially a flagrant violation of the Law on Protection of Journalists’ Resources and the right to media freedom.

AJK calls upon the competent authorities to initiate disciplinary proceedings against police officers and prosecutors who have abused their authority, and calls upon all relevant actors to stop pressuring and obstructing the journalists while they are on duty.

At the same time, AJK encourages all of the journalists not to give up in when facing such obstacles and to work diligently to inform the public.