The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) again urge Pristina to stop restricting the rights of the Serbian people in Kosovo to the information on their mother tongue and to urgently ensure unhindered distribution of the print media. These associations point out that, unlike other products, print media on the market are irreplaceable goods, especially given the fact that no daily or weekly newspaper in the Serbian language is printed in Kosovo, reports Serbian media in Kosovo.

UNS and DNKiM strongly condemn the imposing of a 100% additional fee for print media from Serbia, which is why the Serbian print media has not reached the readers in Kosovo  for 13 days.

UNS and DNKiM recall that the Beokolp distributor was prepared to pay an additional fee of 100% to the retail price of newspapers in order to deliver newspapers to the Serbian people, but the customs officers demanded and the invoice for the print media with ''Republic of Kosovo'' instead ''Kosovo''.

UNS and DNKiM call on both the International and European Federation of Journalists, the OSCE, the European Union and other international actors to react and prevent the violation of the basic human rights of the Serb people in Kosovo, reminding Pristina that the distribution of information must be free from any economic or political constraints.

UNS and DNKiM recall that OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern over the "limiting influence of Pristina's measures on the distribution of Serbian press" and stated that "access to newspapers, including the print media in Serbian, must be guaranteed to all citizens and local communities at any time."

UNS and DNA say that freedom of the press is the foundation of democracy, and the right to information on its own language is one of the basic human rights and enjoying these rights must be secured at any moment, without limitation so the introduction of additional fees to the print media constitutes its flagrant violation.