Kosovo journalists are concerned with a legal initiative undertaken by the Office of the Prime Minister, which aims to control online and print media reporting about children. This initiative was undertaken by UNICEF in Kosovo and supported by the Office of the Prime Minister. Imer Mushkolaj from the Press Council said this initiative is against the media because the government cannot regulate the method of reporting on children. “We analyzed the regulation and it has legal problems.

The Association of Kosovo Journalists (AKJ) condemned the car tire slashing of KTV’s Editor-in-Chief Adriatik Kelmendi. In a press release AKJ said the attack on Kelmendi is an attempt to prevent freedom of expression. “AKJ calls on the relevant authorities to investigate this case and bring the perpetrators to justice. Threats will not stop Kosovo journalists from reporting on developments in the country,” reads the press release. Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga, the OSCE and the US and UK Ambassadors also condemned the attack.

The Association of Kosovo Journalists (AKJ) condemned the attack yesterday on Gazmend Morina, a journalist of news website veriu.info, who was physically assaulted by a member of the Municipal Assembly of Mitrovica. “The Association of Kosovo Journalists was informed that journalist Gazmend Morina was attacked with iron rods by a member of the Municipal Assembly in Mitrovica. The AKJ calls on relevant authorities to take urgent measures against the attackers.