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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.

Reporter Details	Threats against media, Shtime, 16.08.2023
Case description	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".
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname
Gender	Group
Date	16.8.2023
City	Shtime
Type of Incident	Threats against media outlets and organizations
From who	To their family members by citizens
The Offender / Suspect
Type of media	Online
Media Name	GazetaDemos
Source	GazetaDemos
Public Prosecutor
Judiciary
Judiciary Status
Legal Closure
Has the Journalist Association been notified?	Yes
Has the incident been reported to the authorities?	Yes
Has the incident been reported to the XXX?
Associations Respond	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.