Country | KO |
Name and Surname | Blerim Uka |
Gender | Male |
Date | 26/03/2018 |
City / Location | Mitrovica |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | online |
Media name | Indeksonline |
Source | Journalist |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | AJK condemned the physical assault against Blerim Uka and asked from relevant authorities to investigate the case and bring the perpetrators in front of justice. |
Photo-reporter Blerim Uka was attacked in the northern part of Mitrovica by unknown group of people while he was working there. Uka was hit with sticks and received light injuries. His equipment are destroyed. The attack came as a result of a tension in the northen Mitrovica which rose after Kosovo police arrested Marko Djuric, an official from Serbian government. The Djuric’s arrest happened because the latter did not had a permission from Pristina to enter Kosovo.