Actual Attacks on News 24 journalists, 27/07/2021, Tirana

Tirana •︎ 27/07/2021

Actual Attacks on News 24 journalists, 27/07/2021, Tirana
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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Klodinana Lala & Ergys Gencaj

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    News 24
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://balkaninsight.com/2021/07/27/albania-police-violates-journalists-after-failing-to-arrest-suspect/

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    27.07.2014
  • City
    Tirana
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Albanian police, in Tirana, on 27 July, at 12:30, manhandled Ergjys Gjencaj, a journalist of the “News 24” TV channel, and pushed his colleague Klodiana Lala after failing to detain a suspected criminal.

Several police officers, without the police uniform, stopped the car of their suspect but failed to detain him. At the same time, a “News 24” car with the TV channel’s logos on all sides arrived at the scene and journalists Gjencaj and Lala got out, but after the officers failed to arrest the suspect, officers turned on journalists. One of them is seen, on video uploaded on the internet, that is grabbing the phone of Gjencaj, who is knocked to the ground. As Lala started protesting, a person in civilian clothes who is believed to be a police officer pushed her away.