Kosovo media on Thursday imposed a one-day boycott on coverage of all news related to government institutions and parliament, in protest at a new criminal code they say violates press freedom, AFP reports.

Newspapers and news websites published the boycott logo on their front pages as part of the action. Radio and television, including state-run media, also participated in the news blackout.

State-controlled broadcaster RTK even suspended its live broadcast of Thursday's parliament session, although it is legally obliged to air the sitting.

"None of the media will publish anything today about the activities of the central institutions and political subjects in Kosovo," the head of Kosovo's association of professional journalists Arben Ahmeti told AFP.

"We are united in the position that the freedom of press is not negotiable."