Flutura Kusari


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Dr. Flutura Kusari je mednarodna aktivistka za človekove pravice in pravnica, specializirana za svobodo izražanja in svobodo medijev. Od leta 2015 deluje kot višja pravna svetovalka v Evropskem centru za svobodo tiska in medijev, kjer vodi program pravne podpore, ki je pomagal več sto medijskim delavcem po vsej Evropi. Flutura je soustanoviteljica prvega evropskega gibanja proti SLAPP-tožbam, Koalicije proti SLAPP-tožbam v Evropi (CASE). Sodelovala je pri pripravi Priporočila Sveta Evrope o tožbah SLAPP in kot članica strokovne skupine EU prispevala k pripravi Direktive EU o tožbah SLAPP. Magistrirala je na Univerzi Queen Mary v Londonu, doktorirala pa na Univerzi v Gentu s področja svobode medijev. Leta 2024 je prejela Red za zasluge Zvezne republike Nemčije za izjemen prispevek k svobodi medijev, demokraciji in civilni družbi na Kosovu in v Evropi.






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Dr. Flutura Kusari is an international human rights activist and lawyer specialized in freedom of expression and media freedom. Since 2015, she has worked as a senior legal advisor for the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, where she runs the legal support program that has supported hundreds of media workers across Europe. Flutura is the co-creator of Europe’s first anti-SLAPP movement, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE). She co-drafted the Council of Europe Recommendation on SLAPPs and contributed to the drafting of the EU Directive on SLAPPs as a member of the EU expert group. She holds a Ph.D. from Ghent University in media freedom and a master’s degree from Queen Mary University of London. In 2024, she received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of her outstanding contributions to media freedom, democracy, and civil society in Kosovo and Europe.