| Country | KO |
| Gender | Group |
| Date | 16/08/2023 |
| City / Location | Shtime |
| Type of incident | Threats against media outlets and organizations |
| By whom | To journalists by citizens |
| Type of media | online |
| Media name | GazetaDemos |
| Source | GazetaDemos |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| What was journalists' association reaction | Such threats and attacks are totally unacceptable to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, and we urge the Kosovo Police to take proper action against the person who threatened the media today. |
| Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
This morning, several media teams were threatened and attacked while covering the KRU Prishtina activity in Shtime. The Lajmi.net camera operator was physically assaulted.
In addition to the attack on Lajmi.net, several colleagues who were filming the man criticizing the media were threatened.
In a video published by GazetaDemos, a person is heard threatening the journalist of this medium saying “Don’t record, because if I come there, I will kill you”.
Such threats and attacks are totally unacceptable to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, and we urge the Kosovo Police to take proper action against the person who threatened the media today.
