UNS and DNKiM: Kosovo Police Must Stop Harassing Journalists from Serbian Editorial Offices
The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS), along with its branch, the Society of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM), protests against the fact that the Kosovo police prohibited journalist Damjan Portić from Radio Goraždevac from recording the removal of graffiti from a local establishment in that area, detained him, and subsequently ordered him to leave the public space.

Journalist Damjan Portić tells UNS that near the church in Goraždevac, workers hired by the municipality of Peć, in the presence of members of the Kosovo police, painted over a wall that previously had various graffiti, and he went to the site to document it.
“Two uniformed officers and two plainclothes policemen identified me and then verbally attacked me, ordering me to leave the scene with phrases like ‘get out of here’, ‘leave here’, and ‘go away from here’. One of the members of the Kosovo police attempted to prohibit me from taking photographs, citing the law, even though the event was taking place in a public area,” notes Portić.
Portić states that he was not given an explanation as to why he could not take photos and emphasizes that this is an attempt to restrict journalists' rights to perform their work freely.
UNS and DNKiM demand that accountability be established for the police officers who prevented the journalist from doing his job and call for an end to the pressure on journalists from Serbian newsrooms.
UNS and DNKiM stress that it is unacceptable to treat media workers in this manner and remind that recording in public spaces is permitted and must not be obstructed in any way.
Source: UNS