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A rapper and his supporters physically attacked journalist Burim Pacolli on the street in Pristina, Kosovo, on March 2, in apparent retaliation for a negative music review.

Kosovo rapper and supporters threaten, attack journalist Burim Pacolli

March 5, 2026 11:04 AM EST

Berlin, March 5, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Kosovo authorities to ensure that all perpetrators involved in the threats and the recent physical attack on Burim Pacolli, a journalist with the news site Nacionale, are brought to justice, and to take immediate measures to safeguard him and his family amid ongoing threats. “The violent street ambush on…