July 26, 2024

26.07.2024 – SEEMO Condemns Alleged Smear Campaign Against Kosovo Media Outlets

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) condemns the alleged smear campaign against Kosovo’s media outlets, particularly Nacionale (https://nacionale.com/) and Periskopi (https://www.periskopi.com/) by one political party in Kosovo. This campaign, which has allegedly included personal attacks on journalists, poses a threat to media freedom and the safety of journalists in Kosovo. SEEMO calls on the Kosovo officials to immediately denounce these alleged accusations and cease any actions that undermine journalistic integrity. SEEMO will be closely monitoring this situation to ensure the protection of media freedom and the safety of journalists in the region.

The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) is a regional non-governmental, non profit network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in Southeast, South, East and Central Europe. SEEMO members are in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova (with the territory of Transdnestria), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye / Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Austria, Italy, Vatican and San Marino have a special status in SEEMO. SEEMO has over 3000 individual members, and additional media as corporate members.

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