25 cases in 2020 when journalists were attacked and seized in Kosovo ( Photo)

25 cases in 2020 when journalists were attacked and seized in Kosovo ( Photo)

Cases of attacks and threats against persons exercising the journalist's profession in Kosovo have begun to become more common recently. Journalist Visar Durqi was the target of a brutal beating during the night, following a televised debate that had gone to give his opinions about the latest situation with arrests in the case of [...]

That free speech tends to stumble consistently and that cases of reported attacks and threats against journalists have been recorded, the police report confirms during 2020.

According to statistics he provided Periscope By Kosovo police, it turns out that during the following year, 25 cases of physical attacks and rowing against journalists and media in the country occurred.

See the chart below:

In the case of beating against Visar Duriq, there were numerous reactions from institutional representatives, foreign embassies, the European Union, civil society and ordinary citizens, who condemn violence in any way against speech and free reporting.

However, through social networking comments, there were unfortunately others who supported this barbarous act.

Meanwhile Just for the last five months. There was verbal violence, brutal beatings, shooting at him, including the case against journalist Valon Syla./ P ERISCOPI/

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