“Gasers falsely charged as Serbia's collaborators” What does the Media Freedom Index say?

Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index has placed Kosovo in 99th place, broadcasts Periscope.

The worst in the Balkans and the European Union.

Among the many critical points, it notes that journalists are falsely accused as Serbian collaborators.

)Although the media has been successful in keeping politicians responsible, journalists have continued to be the target of political attacks. The inefficient media regulator, the Independent Media Commission (KPM), was subject to a law reform that risks even more hindering this body's independence. Before the 2025 elections, several media outlets were targeted to be boycotted by the government, which also threatened public broadcaster RTK's independence.  Although journalists enjoy society's trust, independent media and investigative journalists are very often targeted by false insults and news in social media. They are falsely accused as “enemy collaborators”, rhetoric used by political and religious groups”It says the report in the main section.

Dramaticly challenged media freedom, Kosovo marks its biggest decline in the last 15 years