Actual Attack on Journalist Sami Curri, 10/03/2022 Bulqiza

Tirana •︎ 13/03/2022

Actual Attack on Journalist Sami Curri, 10/03/2022 Bulqiza

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Sami Curri

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    BIRN Bulqiza Ime
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://www.reporter.al/

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    10.03.2022
  • City
    Bulqiza
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Regarding the journalist Sami Curri, a criminal report number 143 was registered on 17.03.2022 and on 01.04.2022 the prosecutor issued a decision not to start.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

Journalist Sami Curri was escorted on 11th of March at 18:20 to the Bulqiza Police Station. This action took place after the closing of the protest of citizens against the increase of oil and food prices held on Arbri Street.

The protest was organized by the locals of the two neighborhoods of Bulqiza. The Police did not provide any explanation regarding the escort of journalist Curri, who works for the BIRN network and at the same time for the “Bulqiza Ime” portal.

Later in the evening, the journalist Curri shared a status in his Facebook account stating that the protest was organized by the citizens of Bulqiza and it was a peaceful gathering while they were protesting for their joint concerns.  “The approach of the police officers was biased, and after the protest, I was escorted to the local police station, this action was not necessary since I would have joined any time for deterioration if requested by the representatives of this unit, as long as I was part of the protest as a citizen of Bulqiza” stated Curri.