Kosovo govt. reacts to HRW appeal

The Kosovo government says it condemns all “isolated cases of violations of free speech,” stating that it supports freedom of expression and media development.

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The Kosovo government says it condemns all “isolated cases of violations of free speech,” stating that it supports freedom of expression and media development. “The Kosovo government believes that the media is an important partner in deepening its obligations for strengthening the concept of good, transparent and effective governance in building functional institutions and accountability in the interest of all citizens,” the statement adds. Kosovo govt. reacts to HRW appeal Speaking of violations of freedom of expression in Kosovo, the government in Pristina stated that they “do not represent the vision and commitment of the institutions for the development of democracy, protection of free speech and media independence.” The statement comes in the wake of Human Rights Watch’s appeal to the government to protect a journalist from the BIRN investigative network, Jeta Xharra, who received threats through Pristina daily Infopres and Kosovo officials that she was “the biggest post-war enemy of Kosovo” and a “Serbian agent.” “The president and prime minister of Kosovo must vigorously condemn the threats against the independent journalist Jeta Xharra in the daily, which receives significant funds for publishing the government’s statements,” HRW stated. "These attacks are clearly aimed at silencing the kind of investigative journalism that bothers the government," said Wanda Troszczynska-van Genderen, HRW’s Western Balkans researcher. Xharra is the editor-in-chief of the “Life in Kosovo” program.

Kosovo govt. reacts to HRW appeal

Speaking of violations of freedom of expression in Kosovo, the government in Priština stated that they “do not represent the vision and commitment of the institutions for the development of democracy, protection of free speech and media independence.”

The statement comes in the wake of Human Rights Watch’s appeal to the government to protect a journalist from the BIRN investigative network, Jeta Xharra, who received threats through Priština daily Infopres and Kosovo officials that she was “the biggest post-war enemy of Kosovo” and a “Serbian agent.”

“The president and prime minister of Kosovo must vigorously condemn the threats against the independent journalist Jeta Xharra in the daily, which receives significant funds for publishing the government’s statements,” HRW stated.

"These attacks are clearly aimed at silencing the kind of investigative journalism that bothers the government," said Wanda Troszczynska-van Genderen, HRW’s Western Balkans researcher.

Xharra is the editor-in-chief of the “Life in Kosovo” program.

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