11 minutes agoAGK concerned with police behaviour and action towards journalist Tatjana Lazarevic
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)The Kosovo Journalists' Association has voiced concern over the ban of journalist Tatjana Lazarevic in northern Mitrovica by police journalist Kossev has been detained by police and sent to the police station while doing her job. This has happened despite the fact that with the Kosovo Government decision, stops [...]
The newspaper from the Kossev portal was detained by police and sent to the police station while doing her job.
This has happened despite the fact that with the Kosovo Government's decision, driving stops are not worth the press, and that they are free to do their work at any time.
The journalist himself has confirmed the case, the editor of this portal, Tatjana Lazarevq, respectively. She has shown that she was out on the ground for the realization of a story at the Zvecan Health House.
The AGK has announced that even though it has witnessed it to police officers, as the Kosovo government's instructions require, the journalist has been sent to the station on the grounds that in northern Mitrovica and Zvecan, the post-at 12:00 movement is banned. After the interview Lazarevic has been released.
Lazarevic, even two days earlier, has been hampered during the exercise of office by members of the so-called crisis headquarters in northern Mitrovica, due to the direct broadcast of the conference about the state of the COVID 19th pandemic.
This is another attack on a series of pressures on journalists of our portal and efforts to prevent the carrying out of journalistic tasks. Despite my insistence on Kosovo police My media ID, citing the Kosovo government's decision, respectively, that a journalist is obliged to show them, it didn't help me avoid stopping the”, Lazarevic said.
The AGK says stopping and preventing journalists while they are in charge presents pressure not only on their work but also on freedom of expression. This is also contrary to the Constitution and the laws of Kosovo, as well as to international conventions on human rights.
“The AGK recalls that, journalists and escort teams can continue their activity regularly, in accordance with the ordinances that are already in place. Journalists, cameramen, photo reporters and media workers need to carry I.D. all the time. their job, which testifies to their professional commitment”, is said in AGK's response.
Once, the AGK requires competent organs to immediately whitewash the reasons for this illegal ban and at the same time cease the pressure on journalists at the portal “kossev”.
