Kosovo government moves to close TV station, alarming journalists

FILE PHOTO: Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti looks on as he speaks to the media, in Ohrid, North Macedonia March 18, 2023.REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo's government on Friday suspended the license of the country's biggest private television broadcaster over a registration error, alarming journalists who accused the ruling party of an open war against free media.

The issue began last month when the government said it identified problems with the registration certificate of TV station Klan Kosova. The station later said it had already fixed those problems, as requested.