Meeting in Tetovo: Journalists and institutions together for better security

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) organized a meeting with journalists and media workers from the regional center in Tetovo, on June 12, 2024.

The focus was on improving the safety of journalists and media workers and improving cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO).

At the beginning of the meeting, Mladen Chadikovski, the president of AJM, highlighted the importance of the safety of journalists, the need for free and unhindered reporting of events in the field, the efficiency in the protection of journalists with the full application of the legal instruments that the institutions have.

Urim Hasipi, the coordinator of the regional center from Tetovo, emphasized the importance of regional cooperation, sharing mutual experiences and best practices with colleagues from the country.

Besir Aliu, the representative of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office from Tetovo spoke about the measures taken by the prosecutor’s office to improve the safety of journalists and media workers, as well as about the latest changes in the Criminal Code that were adopted in the direction of the safety of journalists.

At the end, there was a discussion between the attendees in which ideas were exchanged for improving the cooperation between journalists and institutions, which resulted in concrete conclusions and recommendations.

AJM remains committed to supporting and protecting the rights of journalists and media workers and will continue to work on these key issues in the future. It is planned to organize this type of event with all six regional centers of AJM.

The event is part of the regional project “Strengthening media freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Serbia”, financed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands and implemented by the Dutch Helsinki Committee and Free Press Unlimited, in partnership with ZNM. The views and opinions expressed at the event do not necessarily represent the views of the Kingdom of the Netherlands or the organizations implementing the project or their local partner.