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Safety Advisory provided to local journalists in Kosovo*

In this time of pandemic, journalists have a fundamental role in keeping the public informed about the COVID19 risks and governments’ efforts to combat it, despite their challenges they face, and attempts by authorities to restrict independent reporting and access to information.

To address this, a Safety Advisory covering the coronavirus outbreak risks published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) was translated in Albanian language with the support of the Joint EU and Council of Europe Horizontal Facility II Programme - Action on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in Kosovo* (JUFREX), to help journalists in their mission. The Safety Advisory includes valuable information for journalists and reporters on pre-assignment preparations, travel planning, avoiding infection, and post-assignment considerations.

The document can be accessed in ENGLISH and ALBANIAN while disseminated to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AJK) for larger distribution to interested journalists.

Under Horizontal Facility programme, the 7 JUFREX actions covering all the Beneficiaries in the Western Balkans, are supporting the authorities in their efforts to align with the European standards on freedom of expression and media freedom and eventually cultivate a media environment favorable to independent, free, safe and quality journalism. During the pandemic time, JUFREX teams have translated into local languages and disseminated among relevant stakeholders various tools to support media in times of health crisis and provide guidelines on how to address related issues.

The translation of this document is produced under the joint European Union and the Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey II”.

 

 

 

 

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

 

Pristina 12 May 2020
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