Flutura Kusari
@fluturakusari.bsky.social
Senior legal advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Member of Steering Committee, Anti-SLAPP Coalition in Europe (CASE)
Media lawyer/juriste e se drejtes se medias
Member of Steering Committee, Anti-SLAPP Coalition in Europe (CASE)
Media lawyer/juriste e se drejtes se medias
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#Kosovo 🇽🇰 Media freedom groups call for justice for @ecpmf.bsky.social's @fluturakusari.bsky.social, who has filed a criminal case against an online harasser who has been targeting her for three years. buff.ly/W98Yw1R
June 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#Kosovo 🇽🇰 Media freedom groups call for justice for @ecpmf.bsky.social's @fluturakusari.bsky.social, who has filed a criminal case against an online harasser who has been targeting her for three years. buff.ly/W98Yw1R
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Flutura is one of the most remarkable people I have the honour of calling a colleague & friend, that she has endured years of abuse and harassment for her work is appalling @fluturakusari.bsky.social @ecpmf.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org
www.mfrr.eu/kosovo-stead...
www.mfrr.eu/kosovo-stead...
Kosovo: Steadfast support for Flutura Kusari as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu’s harassment
www.mfrr.eu
June 24, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Flutura is one of the most remarkable people I have the honour of calling a colleague & friend, that she has endured years of abuse and harassment for her work is appalling @fluturakusari.bsky.social @ecpmf.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org
www.mfrr.eu/kosovo-stead...
www.mfrr.eu/kosovo-stead...
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Our @fluturakusari.bsky.social is speaking at the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC), a global annual forum that connects Information Commissioners, Ombudspersons, and other bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of Access to Public Information legislation.
June 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our @fluturakusari.bsky.social is speaking at the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC), a global annual forum that connects Information Commissioners, Ombudspersons, and other bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of Access to Public Information legislation.
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#Kosovo: Full solidarity with Flutura Kusari @fluturakusari.bsky.social ahead of her legal action against Mentor Llugaliu following a 3-year campaign of online abuse. We call on #Kosovo to conduct a swift and thorough investigation. www.pen-international.org/news/kosovo-...
Kosovo: Steadfast support for Flutura Kusari as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu’s harassment — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
20 June 2025: PEN International joins the undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response partners and Council of Europe Safety of Journalists Platform members in expressing support for their colleague Flutu...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#Kosovo: Full solidarity with Flutura Kusari @fluturakusari.bsky.social ahead of her legal action against Mentor Llugaliu following a 3-year campaign of online abuse. We call on #Kosovo to conduct a swift and thorough investigation. www.pen-international.org/news/kosovo-...
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We stand with @fluturakusari.bsky.social and join Media Freedom Rapid Response & @coemediafreedom.bsky.social
partners in solidarity as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu for three years of harassment and intimidation targeting her and her family:
www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
partners in solidarity as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu for three years of harassment and intimidation targeting her and her family:
www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
Support for Flutura Kusari Against Online Harassment
Media freedom organisations support Flutura Kusari in her legal case against Mentor Llugaliu after years of online harassment and gender-based abuse.
www.ecpmf.eu
June 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We stand with @fluturakusari.bsky.social and join Media Freedom Rapid Response & @coemediafreedom.bsky.social
partners in solidarity as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu for three years of harassment and intimidation targeting her and her family:
www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
partners in solidarity as she seeks justice against Mentor Llugaliu for three years of harassment and intimidation targeting her and her family:
www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
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No woman should face harassment for doing her job.
We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.
We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.
June 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
No woman should face harassment for doing her job.
We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.
We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: www.ecpmf.eu/kosovo-stead...
Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.
Celebrating one decade at ECPMF! 🎉
I’ve arrived today in Leipzig for our regular team week.
This time feels extra special — I’m celebrating 10 years of working with ECPMF! 🥳✨
It’s an honour to support journalists and media workers in need. 🖊️❤️
Viva media freedom! ✊🗞️
#10Years #MediaFreedom
I’ve arrived today in Leipzig for our regular team week.
This time feels extra special — I’m celebrating 10 years of working with ECPMF! 🥳✨
It’s an honour to support journalists and media workers in need. 🖊️❤️
Viva media freedom! ✊🗞️
#10Years #MediaFreedom
May 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Celebrating one decade at ECPMF! 🎉
I’ve arrived today in Leipzig for our regular team week.
This time feels extra special — I’m celebrating 10 years of working with ECPMF! 🥳✨
It’s an honour to support journalists and media workers in need. 🖊️❤️
Viva media freedom! ✊🗞️
#10Years #MediaFreedom
I’ve arrived today in Leipzig for our regular team week.
This time feels extra special — I’m celebrating 10 years of working with ECPMF! 🥳✨
It’s an honour to support journalists and media workers in need. 🖊️❤️
Viva media freedom! ✊🗞️
#10Years #MediaFreedom
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⚡️ Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Valletta today, observing the start of the trial against two individuals alleged to have supplied the killers of Daphne Caruana Galizia with bombs. They were charged in early 2021, and the trial is beginning now — four years later.
April 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
⚡️ Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Valletta today, observing the start of the trial against two individuals alleged to have supplied the killers of Daphne Caruana Galizia with bombs. They were charged in early 2021, and the trial is beginning now — four years later.
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So pleased to support the Council of Europe Platform for the Safety of Journalists, especially during the week of the launch of their Annual Report,through advocacy & programme funding. Thanks also to our committed civil society group including
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@molenews1.bsky.social
@fluturakusari.bsky.social
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March 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
So pleased to support the Council of Europe Platform for the Safety of Journalists, especially during the week of the launch of their Annual Report,through advocacy & programme funding. Thanks also to our committed civil society group including
@fluturakusari.bsky.social
@molenews1.bsky.social
@fluturakusari.bsky.social
@molenews1.bsky.social
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On 5 March, the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social will launch its annual report. Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Strasbourg and then in Brussels to promote the report, alongside other platform partners.
Register here to watch live: coe-int.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here to watch live: coe-int.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On 5 March, the @coemediafreedom.bsky.social will launch its annual report. Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social is in Strasbourg and then in Brussels to promote the report, alongside other platform partners.
Register here to watch live: coe-int.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register here to watch live: coe-int.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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#SLAPPs silence journalists and activists - we have to fight back. Join us at #RightsCon2025 on 27 Feb for a hands-on session on combatting legal threats. Learn winning strategies, access key resources and build resilience with our @fluturakusari.bsky.social.
www.rightscon.org
www.rightscon.org
RightsCon
The 13th edition of the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age will take place in February 2025
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February 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#SLAPPs silence journalists and activists - we have to fight back. Join us at #RightsCon2025 on 27 Feb for a hands-on session on combatting legal threats. Learn winning strategies, access key resources and build resilience with our @fluturakusari.bsky.social.
www.rightscon.org
www.rightscon.org
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We have documented these threats on our Mapping Media Freedom platform and @coemediafreedom.bsky.social: www.mapmf.org/alert/32888
We have also provided legal support and will continue to monitor the case closely. ECPMF stands with Danwatch and its dedicated team of investigative journalists.
We have also provided legal support and will continue to monitor the case closely. ECPMF stands with Danwatch and its dedicated team of investigative journalists.
Mapping Media Freedom: Denmark: Sanctioned Russian Insurance Company Targets Danwatch with Threatening Legal Letters (2025-01-29)
Between 27 December 2024, and 29 January 2025, the Danish investigative online media outlet…
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February 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We have documented these threats on our Mapping Media Freedom platform and @coemediafreedom.bsky.social: www.mapmf.org/alert/32888
We have also provided legal support and will continue to monitor the case closely. ECPMF stands with Danwatch and its dedicated team of investigative journalists.
We have also provided legal support and will continue to monitor the case closely. ECPMF stands with Danwatch and its dedicated team of investigative journalists.
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Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social travelled to Copenhagen to meet with Danwatch’s director and editor-in-chief, Jesper Nymark, to join forces in fighting these legal threats.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
Legal Threats Against Danwatch
Russian insurer Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are threatening Danwatch with legal action over its reporting on sanctions violations.
www.ecpmf.eu
February 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Our Senior Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social travelled to Copenhagen to meet with Danwatch’s director and editor-in-chief, Jesper Nymark, to join forces in fighting these legal threats.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
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Investigative media outlet Danwatch is targeted with abusive legal letters bearing the hallmarks of #SLAPPs after a joint investigation with the Financial Times into Ingosstrakh, a Russian insurance company, and its role in insuring oil vessels suspected of helping Russia evade Western sanctions.
February 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Investigative media outlet Danwatch is targeted with abusive legal letters bearing the hallmarks of #SLAPPs after a joint investigation with the Financial Times into Ingosstrakh, a Russian insurance company, and its role in insuring oil vessels suspected of helping Russia evade Western sanctions.
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🛑 Danish media outlet Danwatch is under legal attack!
Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are using legal threats to intimidate investigative journalists. This is a SLAPP case in the making - press freedom must be defended.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are using legal threats to intimidate investigative journalists. This is a SLAPP case in the making - press freedom must be defended.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
Legal Threats Against Danwatch
Russian insurer Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are threatening Danwatch with legal action over its reporting on sanctions violations.
www.ecpmf.eu
February 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🛑 Danish media outlet Danwatch is under legal attack!
Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are using legal threats to intimidate investigative journalists. This is a SLAPP case in the making - press freedom must be defended.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh and ELWI law firm are using legal threats to intimidate investigative journalists. This is a SLAPP case in the making - press freedom must be defended.
www.ecpmf.eu/denmark-cond...
For years, we fought alongside Daphne's family for justice, hoping that one day the mastermind behind her murder would be convicted. I never believed Malta would delay so long to deliver justice for one of the most horrific killings of a journalist within the EU. It’s shameful.😢
February 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For years, we fought alongside Daphne's family for justice, hoping that one day the mastermind behind her murder would be convicted. I never believed Malta would delay so long to deliver justice for one of the most horrific killings of a journalist within the EU. It’s shameful.😢
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Thank you to the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament for inviting our Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social to speak on media freedom trends in the EU, the protection of journalists, & SLAPPs. We look forward to continued collaboration in safeguarding journalists & promoting media freedom.
January 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Thank you to the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament for inviting our Legal Advisor @fluturakusari.bsky.social to speak on media freedom trends in the EU, the protection of journalists, & SLAPPs. We look forward to continued collaboration in safeguarding journalists & promoting media freedom.
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On the 13th of January at 11:00, join the "EMFA Talk" on Art. 4 #EMFA @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social
Register here: cmpf.eui.eu/event/safegu...
Register here: cmpf.eui.eu/event/safegu...
Safeguarding journalistic sources under article 4 of the European Media Freedom Act (2025-01-13)
This discussion aims at unpacking the provision’s core objective of preventing state authorities from deploying surveillance tools against journalists and curbing interference that threatens pre...
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January 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
On the 13th of January at 11:00, join the "EMFA Talk" on Art. 4 #EMFA @eui-media-freedom.bsky.social
Register here: cmpf.eui.eu/event/safegu...
Register here: cmpf.eui.eu/event/safegu...
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In 2024, ECPMF supported 30 legal cases across 23 countries - our broadest reach yet! From defamation to whistleblowing, our legal team - @fluturakusari.bsky.social & @gsrmari3.bsky.social - stood with journalists, outlets, and activists facing threats.
Legal challenges must not silence the truth.
Legal challenges must not silence the truth.
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In 2024, ECPMF supported 30 legal cases across 23 countries - our broadest reach yet! From defamation to whistleblowing, our legal team - @fluturakusari.bsky.social & @gsrmari3.bsky.social - stood with journalists, outlets, and activists facing threats.
Legal challenges must not silence the truth.
Legal challenges must not silence the truth.
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Passionate about press freedom? ECPMF is looking for a Press and Policy Officer to work on our communications and advocacy efforts.
📌 Location: Leipzig, Germany
🕒 Deadline: 24 Jan 2025
🛠️ Skills: Communications, policy, journalism.
Apply here: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1885744?...
📌 Location: Leipzig, Germany
🕒 Deadline: 24 Jan 2025
🛠️ Skills: Communications, policy, journalism.
Apply here: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1885744?...
December 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Passionate about press freedom? ECPMF is looking for a Press and Policy Officer to work on our communications and advocacy efforts.
📌 Location: Leipzig, Germany
🕒 Deadline: 24 Jan 2025
🛠️ Skills: Communications, policy, journalism.
Apply here: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1885744?...
📌 Location: Leipzig, Germany
🕒 Deadline: 24 Jan 2025
🛠️ Skills: Communications, policy, journalism.
Apply here: ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1885744?...
On 23 January, I am delivering an online workshop for journalists and media workers on how to mitigate legal risks. If you are a current or former beneficiary of the IPI/ECPMF IJ4EU grant, you are welcome to join. Follow the link to register. www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/events/ij4eu...
IJ4EU Workshop: Mitigating Legal Dangers (Jan. 23, 2025) - IJ4EU
Minimising Legal Risks in Investigative Journalism Participation in this event is restricted to previous and current IJ4EU grantees of both support schemes (Investigation and Freelancer Support Scheme...
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January 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
On 23 January, I am delivering an online workshop for journalists and media workers on how to mitigate legal risks. If you are a current or former beneficiary of the IPI/ECPMF IJ4EU grant, you are welcome to join. Follow the link to register. www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/events/ij4eu...
First things first in #Bratislava
Visiting the memorial for Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, who were assassinated in 2018. At the time of their murder, they were planning their wedding. Both were 27 years old. Their families continue to fight for justice.
Visiting the memorial for Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, who were assassinated in 2018. At the time of their murder, they were planning their wedding. Both were 27 years old. Their families continue to fight for justice.
November 25, 2024 at 7:39 AM
First things first in #Bratislava
Visiting the memorial for Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, who were assassinated in 2018. At the time of their murder, they were planning their wedding. Both were 27 years old. Their families continue to fight for justice.
Visiting the memorial for Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, who were assassinated in 2018. At the time of their murder, they were planning their wedding. Both were 27 years old. Their families continue to fight for justice.
🇸🇰 On 26th and 27th November, I will be in Bratislava together with partners for a media freedom mission to assess the state of press freedom in the country amid a scaling back of democratic freedoms.
We will be engaging with many stakeholders to discuss various issues.
We will be engaging with many stakeholders to discuss various issues.
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
🇸🇰 On 26th and 27th November, I will be in Bratislava together with partners for a media freedom mission to assess the state of press freedom in the country amid a scaling back of democratic freedoms.
We will be engaging with many stakeholders to discuss various issues.
We will be engaging with many stakeholders to discuss various issues.
🚀 Council of Europe Training Programme on Countering SLAPPs Launched! 🚀
✅ Aims to enable judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers to recognize and tackle SLAPPs using European standards.
🔄 Adaptable to train environmentalists, journalists, and human rights defenders
✅ Aims to enable judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers to recognize and tackle SLAPPs using European standards.
🔄 Adaptable to train environmentalists, journalists, and human rights defenders
November 20, 2024 at 2:11 PM
🚀 Council of Europe Training Programme on Countering SLAPPs Launched! 🚀
✅ Aims to enable judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers to recognize and tackle SLAPPs using European standards.
🔄 Adaptable to train environmentalists, journalists, and human rights defenders
✅ Aims to enable judges, prosecutors, police officers, and lawyers to recognize and tackle SLAPPs using European standards.
🔄 Adaptable to train environmentalists, journalists, and human rights defenders