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Today, a series of alarming photomontages have been circulating on social media, portraying Kosovar journalists with fabricated messages alongside logos of reputable Kosovar media outlets.

Journalists targeted in these malicious montages include Vehbi Kajtazi, Valon Syla, Berat Buzhala, and others. In particular, the logo of the independent Serbian media outlet Kossev from Northern Mitrovica is being falsely utilized. The fabricated news links are associated with media outlets such as Zeri, Telegrafi, and Kosova Sot.

AJK views this campaign as extremely dangerous for journalists and the media. We call upon the Kosovo Police Cyber Unit to urgently investigate the origin of such posts and prevent their further publication.

Reporter Details	Dangerous campaign targeting journalists and media, Prishtinë, 08.08.2024
Case description	Today, a series of alarming photomontages have been circulating on social media, portraying Kosovar journalists with fabricated messages alongside logos of reputable Kosovar media outlets. Journalists targeted in these malicious montages include Vehbi Kajtazi, Valon Syla, Berat Buzhala, and others. In particular, the logo of the independent Serbian media outlet Kossev from Northern Mitrovica is being falsely utilized. The fabricated news links are associated with media outlets such as Zeri, Telegrafi, and Kosova Sot.
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname
Gender	Group
Date	8.8.2024
City	Prishtinë
Type of Incident	Other threats to journalists
From who	To journalists by citizens
The Offender / Suspect
Type of media	Online
Media Name
Source	Social Networks
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	AJK views this campaign as extremely dangerous for journalists and the media. We call upon the Kosovo Police Cyber Unit to urgently investigate the origin of such posts and prevent their further publication.