The team of the local television in Kosovo, ATV, was attacked this Tuesday while reporting from Zvecan, a municipality in the north of Kosovo inhabited by a majority of Serbs. The news was reported by the Association of Journalists of Kosovo, where it also published photos of the vehicle with broken windows.
According to AGK, some masked people attacked with stones the car in which three members of the ATV team were traveling, "as a result, journalist Fatlum Jashari and cameraman Blend Thaçi received minor injuries, as well as broke the car windows".
"The Association of Journalists of Kosovo continues to be concerned about the media teams that are reporting from the north of the country, therefore we call on the Kosovo Police and the international presence there to create better conditions for them", says the reaction of AGK- of.
In the north of Kosovo, tensions have increased since May 26, when the Albanian mayors of the Zveçan, Zubin Potok and Leposavič municipalities entered the municipal facilities to take office, despite the resistance of the local residents.
Since May 29, in these three municipalities, local Serbs have protested continuously.
Since the tensions have increased, AGK has reported on dozens of cases of attacks on journalists, who have followed the events from the north of Kosovo.