Attack against journalists, Behar Mustafa, Faton Ismaili, Kajtaz Gecaj, Mitrovica, 22.06.2014

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Male

• Media outlet

• Type of media platform

  Radio
  Printed Media
  Online Media
  

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  22.06.2014
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

On June 22nd, 2014, three journalists were attacked by unknown persons during a protest in Mitrovica that opposed the settlement of the barricade on the main city’s bridge that divides two ethnically sides. There were clashes between protestors and police. The journalists, Behar Mustafa from Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), Faton Ismaili from Gazeta Express portal and Kajtaz Gecaj from daily newspaper Zeri were attacked by protestors. Mustafa received slight injury.