The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern about the recent physical attack on Gezim Bimbashi, a journalist for Kosovo public broadcaster RTK. Bimbashi was brutally beaten on Monday at around 12:50 pm on “Sumadija” Square in Kosovo’s northern town of Mitrovica. He was attacked […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), has announced that Kosovo journalist Jeta Xharra is the winner of the 2012 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South East Europe. A 10-member international jury chose Xharra for the award based on her outstanding […]

The Vienna–based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today expressed concern at reports that journalists from the Pristina–based daily Koha Ditore and from privately-owned Kohavision (KTV) television were prevented from covering a major cultural event, the PriFest film festival, which takes place in Pristina, Kosovo. On Sept. […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), today condemned an attack on Kosovo journalist Halil Matoshi, who told Kosovo KTV that three unidentified men beat him on July 10. Matoshi, a commentator with the daily newspaper Koha Ditore, was attacked as he returned to his home […]