Attacks against journalists, Kushtrim Ternava, Pristina, 09.05.2014

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Male

• Media outlet

• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  09.05.2014
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  Authorities - individuals
  
• 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 09.05.2014 police have beaten and harassed  Gazeta Express photojournalist Kushtrim Ternava, while he was photographing an arrest of a couple  by police in Dardania neighborhood.  Police arrested immediately Ternava and escorted him to police station. The couple refused the fine of police patrol. Ternava sought medical treatment at Prishtina Hospital to treat, where doctors noticed physical injuries and psychological distress as a result of the violence used by the police