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The adviser of the President of Kosovo, Blerim Vela has used lynching vocabulary towards media.

The adviser of the President Vjosa Osmani, Blerim Vela, on several occasions has used denigrating language, labeling the media as "of the former Pronto regime".

AJK considers this as lynching and a language that serves to spread hate and incites attacks on journalists and media in Kosovo.

Coming from the highest state office, these actions of Mr. Vela have an impact towards the intimidation of journalists and create an unsafe environment for their work.

AJK invites President Osmani to distance herself from these actions and to ensure that such attacks are not repeated from her office.

Reporter Details	Lynching vocabulary towards media, Pristina, 11.09.2021
Case description	The adviser of the President of Kosovo, Blerim Vela has used lynching vocabulary towards media. The adviser of the President Vjosa Osmani, Blerim Vela, on several occasions has used denigrating language, labeling the media as "of the former Pronto regime".
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname
Gender
Date	11.9.2021
City	Prishtinë
Type of Incident	Threats against media outlets and organizations
From who	By public officials
The Offender / Suspect	Blerim Vela
Type of media
Media Name
Source	Twitter
Public Prosecutor
Judiciary
Judiciary Status
Legal Closure
Has the Journalist Association been notified?
Has the incident been reported to the authorities?
Has the incident been reported to the XXX?
Associations Respond	The Association of Journalists of Kosovo considers this as lynching and a language that serves to spread hate and incites attacks on journalists and media in Kosovo. Coming from the highest state office, these actions of Mr. Vela have an impact towards the intimidation of journalists and create an unsafe environment for their work. AJK invites President Osmani to distance herself from these actions and to ensure that such attacks are not repeated from her office.