Denigrating campaign against journalists Berat Buzhala, Bekim Kabashi, Lavdim Hamidi, Prishtinë, 31.05.2023
Berat Buzhala, Bekim Kabashi, and Lavdim Hamidi have become targets of manipulated images, which are being exposed on social networks this afternoon.
Buzhala's manipulated image has been created in a way that supposedly appears as if the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, reposted a tweet by Buzhala, stating that he is one of the best Kosovar journalists. Meanwhile, Serbian flags with the inscriptions "Vucic's greyhound" and "Bravo brother" (implying that this is how the Serbian President addresses the two journalists) have been placed on the heads of Kabashi and Hamidi.
Such a campaign is highly dangerous and exposes journalists and their families to online attacks.
Association of Journalists of Kosovo calls for an end to such denigrating campaigns so that the media can exercise their profession without hindrance.
| Reporter Details | Denigrating campaign against journalists Berat Buzhala, Bekim Kabashi, Lavdim Hamidi, Prishtinë, 31.05.2023 |
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| Case description | Berat Buzhala, Bekim Kabashi, and Lavdim Hamidi have become targets of manipulated images, which are being exposed on social networks this afternoon. Buzhala's manipulated image has been created in a way that supposedly appears as if the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, reposted a tweet by Buzhala, stating that he is one of the best Kosovar journalists. Meanwhile, Serbian flags with the inscriptions "Vucic's greyhound" and "Bravo brother" (implying that this is how the Serbian President addresses the two journalists) have been placed on the heads of Kabashi and Hamidi. |
| State | Kosovo |
| Name and Surname | Berat Buzhala, Bekim Kabashi, Lavdim Hamidi. |
| Gender | Group |
| Date | 31.5.2023 |
| City | Prishtinë |
| Type of Incident | Other threats to journalists |
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| Has the Journalist Association been notified? | Yes |
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| Associations Respond | Such a campaign is highly dangerous and exposes journalists and their families to online attacks. Association of Journalists of Kosovo calls for an end to such denigrating campaigns so that the media can exercise their profession without hindrance. |