| Country | AL |
| Name and Surname | Antela lika, Daniel Shkulaku, Mark Arra |
| Gender | Group Antela lika, Daniel Shkulaku, Mark Arra |
| Date | 08/02/2023 |
| City / Location | Nikel, Fushe Kruje |
| Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
| By whom | To journalists by citizens |
| Type of media | Radio and television |
| Media name | Top Channel |
| Source | https://top-channel.tv/2023/02/09/presidenti-begaj-denon-su0lmin-me-arme-ndaj-gazetareve-te-fiks-fare-organet-ligjzbatuese-te-ndjekin-rastin/?fbclid=IwAR1MT1URxhtOfQAYbWD9-2owzBTnmEycFUoYh2k2sluGOaxWKg1cINFeA4U&mibextid=ykz3hl |
| Public prosecutor | The Police Station in Kruja has registered a criminal report with no. 426, dated 10.02.2023. This prosecutor’s office registered the criminal proceedings on 10.02.2023 and the investigations are led by the prosecutor Mrs. Eljora Elezi. According to the information taken from the Prosecutor`s Office at Kruja District Court, the investigations are at the stage of verifying the data given in the report, including recordings and the material evidence, etc. |
| Legal closure | Ongoing (or case not closed) |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
Journalists of the investigative TV show Fiks Fare were physically attacked on 8th February while filming illegal mining at the Zeze River in Nikel, Fushe Kruje, about 30 km from the capital in Albania.
The journalists’ drone was shot by a weapon and three men with guns stepped forward, pointing the guns at the filming crew just meters away. A masked man then came up to them, trying to take the camera with the footage and physically attacking the film crew while also threatening their lives for more than 30 minutes. Although they managed to escape, they had been waiting for over 50 minutes for the police patrol to intervene.
