Translations: Tirana
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerTirana
- Who was attacked?Group
- Group members' names and surnamesJournalist Lorena Resulaj and cameraman Nertil Mata
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletPiranjat Show, Syri TV
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incidentState Police
Incident Data
- Date of incident11.09.2025
- CityTirana
- Were authorities informed?Case was reported to the police
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Means of incidents and attacksIn person
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
- Type of attackPhysical attack without physical injury
Action by the authorities
- Police actionThey arrested citizen E. D., 34 years old, after he allegedly threatened and punched citizens N. M. and L. R., working as a cameraman and journalist, in his bar on “Islam Alla” street, claiming that they refused to leave his private property.
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Unknown
On 11 September 2025, journalist Lorena Resulaj and cameraman Nertil Mataj were physically assaulted and threatened while on duty in Tirana.
According to police reports, the two media workers were covering a story at a bar on “Islam Alla” street when the owner, a 34-year-old man identified as E. D., allegedly threatened and punched them. The incident occurred after the journalist and cameraman refused to leave the premises while reporting.
The suspect was arrested by police shortly after the attack.
Both Resulaj and Mataj were carrying out their professional duties when they were subjected to intimidation and physical violence, directly obstructing their work.