Other threats against journalist Ervin Baku, 22.08.2023, Tirana

Tirana •︎ 22/08/2024

Other threats against journalist Ervin Baku, 22.08.2023, Tirana

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Ervin Baku

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://www.facebook.com/100068550505919/posts/794576976170645/?rdid=5MF0J8wIPOveqB3s

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.08.2024
  • City
    Tirana
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Sports journalist Ervin Baku has filed a complaint to the State Police regarding the threats and insults he received online due to his appearance on the screen with some Serbian symbols on a T-shirt gifted by a Serbian coach.

Journalist Baku has publicly clarified that this gesture, which did not have any provocative intention, has resulted in an unusual situation of threats, insults, swearing, and labeling of the journalist.

After Baku’s public apology, the attacks on him have continued. SafeJournalist expresses solidarity with Baku and requests the intervention of the authorities to stop these attacks and bring the aggressors to justice.