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. She works closely with the European Union, the Council of Europe, and other European institutions on legal policies and legislation related to media freedom.
As part of her work with the Council of Europe, she provides legal opinions for various governments on the compatibility of media freedom–related legislation with European standards, and trains judges and legal professionals across Europe on media freedom.
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.