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Luan Dalipi - Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Kurti, through a Facebook post today unprecedentedly attacked Kosovo’s media by linking them to "criminal businesses", and calling on those he distinguishes as "dignified citizens” to boycott them.

AJK considers that such a public call by Prime Minister Kurti's closest ally in the Government is very dangerous, and an open call for denigrating language towards journalists.

Mr. Dalipi's language is a continuation of the attacks coming from the parliamentary majority in Kosovo, which directly endangers the safety of journalists and aggravates the climate of doing journalism in the country.

Reporter Details	Denigrating language towards journalists, Pristina, 21.03.2022
Case description	Luan Dalipi - Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Kurti, through a Facebook post today unprecedentedly attacked Kosovo’s media by linking them to "criminal businesses", and calling on those he distinguishes as "dignified citizens” to boycott them.
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname
Gender	Group
Date	21.3.2022
City	Prishtinë
Type of Incident	Other threats to journalists
From who	By public officials
The Offender / Suspect	Luan Dalipi
Type of media	Online
Media Name
Source	Facebook
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 considers that such a public call by Prime Minister Kurti's closest ally in the Government is very dangerous, and an open call for denigrating language towards journalists. Mr. Dalipi's language is a continuation of the attacks coming from the parliamentary majority in Kosovo, which directly endangers the safety of journalists and aggravates the climate of doing journalism in the country.