Arbana Jharra ( Alb. Arbana Xharra ) is an Albanian journalist from the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo . She has been awarded numerous awards for her professional activities.
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Career
Arbana Jarra has been a journalist since 2001. [1] In particular, she worked for Koha Ditore , the first independent newspaper established in Kosovo [2] , in 2006-2007. Jarra was also the author of Balkan Insight , and she is currently the chief editor of the Kosovo-based Zëri .
Investigative Journalist
According to Arbana Jarrah, the development of democracy is impossible without the right of the press to investigate socially important problems [3] . So she in her work touched on a wide range of issues: in 2006, Jarra examined government expense reports and financial fraud [4] ; in 2007 studied the causes of inflation and food shortages [5] ; in 2010, checked the use of the assets of the state-owned telecommunications company Telekomi i Kosovës. She also focused on the relationship between business and politics. Jarra was involved in the lawsuit in 2012, when she prepared a report on corruption in the government, the relationship of local business with politicians [6] . She was acquitted by a court that noted that she was following the Kosovo Code of Ethics for the Print Media [7] .
For 18 months, starting in 2012, Jarra investigated the growth of religious activity after the fall of the socialist regime in the former Yugoslavia [8] . She reported on religious extremism and its impact on society. Jarra discovered Kosovo’s Islamic extremist ties to terrorist organizations. Her disclosure of their operational and financial ties helped the government deal with this problem, but Jarra herself was faced with life threats against herself and public attacks on her reputation. She reported them to the police, but this did not bring the proper result [9] .
On May 13, 2017, Arbana Jarrah was attacked, after which she was taken to hospital. Earlier it was reported about the journalist’s intention to go to the parliamentary elections in June of the same year from the Democratic Party of Kosovo [10] .
Awards and recognition
Arbana Jarrah is a three-time winner of the United Nations Development Program Prize for her articles on corruption in Kosovo (in 2006, 2007 and 2008). In 2012, she was awarded the Balkan Journalism Community for her study of changing attitudes towards Islam in Kosovo [11] . In 2013, she was awarded the KOHA Group's Rexhai Surroi Prize for articles on extremism and the INPO Ferizaj Stirring Up Debate Prize [12] [13] for creating a public discourse on religious extremism. In 2015, she won the US Secretary of State's International Courage for Women’s Courage [14] .
Notes
- ↑ Flet gazetarja Arbana Xharra: Ekstremistet islamike më kanë kërcënuar me djemtë e mi , Koha Jone (March 10, 2015). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ KOHA Ditore Online . online.koha.net . KOHAnet. Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Wave of threats against print media journalists , Reporters Without Borders (March 10, 2010). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Kosovo report lifts lid on officials' lavish lifestyle , Balkan Insight (October 17, 2006). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ INSIGHT: The Kosovo formula? , Sofia, Bulgaria: The Sofia Echo (November 23, 2007). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Returning to the lawsuit against Arbana Xharra , Reporters Without Borders (October 16, 2012). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Zhugolli Humb Gjyqin Ndaj Gazetares Arbana Xharra , Jeta në Kosovë (January 21, 2013). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Fissures in the Faith: Rise of Conservative Islamists Alarms Kosovans , Balkan Insight (December 24, 2012). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Human Rights Watch , " A Difficult Profession.
- ↑ In Kosovo, the journalist Arban Ksarra , Radio Liberty , was beaten up in Pristina (13.5.2017).
- ↑ Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence: 2012 Fellows . birn.eu.com . birn.eu.com. Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Two Awards for BIRN Fellowship Alumna Arbana Xharra , Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence (December 27, 2013). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Historiku . http://inpo-ks.org . Progress Initiative. Date of treatment March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Arbana Xharra, wins the Secretary of State's IWOC award , RTK Live (March 2015). Date of treatment March 21, 2017.