Pressure and threats against journalist Dragana Vukosavleviq, North Mitrovica, 18.3.2025
The Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) has been informed that the journalist from the Kossev portal in North Mitrovica, Dragana Vukosavleviq (Dragana Vukosavljević), has been threatened by an official of the North Mitrovica municipality and has been subjected to pressure.
Vukosavljević had reported on the failure to register newborns in this municipality, using the responses of the civil registry official, F. Stavileci, after several attempts to obtain official information on the matter.
According to the portal’s report, the official threatened the journalist, saying that she would send the police to the newsroom.
AGK strongly condemns the threats and obstruction of the work of journalist Vukosavljević and calls on the Kosovo Police to conduct the necessary investigations professionally.
AGK also calls on the North Mitrovica Municipality to carry out an internal investigation into the incident.
The Association of Journalists of Kosovo urges the mayor, Erden Atiq, and the municipal administration he leads to ensure transparency in decision-making and to engage in providing responses on matters of public interest to journalists of all nationalities.
| Reporter Details | Pressure and threats against journalist Dragana Vukosavleviq, North Mitrovica, 18.3.2025 |
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| Case description | The journalist from the Kossev portal in North Mitrovica, Dragana Vukosavlević (Dragana Vukosavljević), has been threatened by an official of the North Mitrovica municipality and has been subjected to pressure. Vukosavljević had reported on the failure to register newborns in this municipality, using the responses of the civil registry official, F. Stavileci, after several attempts to obtain official information on the matter. According to the portal’s report, the official threatened the journalist, saying that she would send the police to the newsroom. |
| State | Kosovo |
| Name and Surname | Dragana Vukosavleviq |
| Gender | Female |
| Date | 18.3.2025 |
| City | Mitrovica Veriore |
| Type of Incident | Threats against media outlets and organizations |
| From who | By public officials |
| The Offender / Suspect | F.Stavileci |
| Type of media | Online |
| Media Name | Kossev |
| Source | Kossev |
| Public Prosecutor | |
| Judiciary | |
| Judiciary Status | |
| Legal Closure | |
| Has the Journalist Association been notified? | Yes |
| Has the incident been reported to the authorities? | |
| Has the incident been reported to the XXX? | |
| Associations Respond | The Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) strongly condemns the threats and obstruction of the work of journalist Vukosavljević and calls on the Kosovo Police to conduct the necessary investigations professionally. AGK also calls on the North Mitrovica Municipality to carry out an internal investigation into the incident. The Association of Journalists of Kosovo urges the mayor, Erden Atiq, and the municipal administration he leads to ensure transparency in decision-making and to engage in providing responses on matters of public interest to journalists of all nationalities. |