Actual Attack on Journalist Fjona Çela, 04/02/2021, Tirana

Tirana •︎ 12/02/2021

Actual Attack on Journalist Fjona Çela, 04/02/2021, Tirana

Translations: Tirana 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Fiona Celaj

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Fax News
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://exit.al/en/2021/12/21/attacks-on-journalists-in-albanian-2021/

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    04.02.2021
  • City
    Tirana
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Public person(s)
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

In February, Fjona Çela,  journalist of Fax News was prevented from interviewing medical and public staff by the media spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Etiola Kola. Çela said she had been repeatedly denied or ignored when making official requests to the Ministry. She added that Kola had refused requests for information and stopped her from conducting interviews about the spread of COVID-19. On another occasion, as Çela pressed Deputy Minister of Health Mira Rakacolli, for answers, Kola told her she would ban her from attending press conferences in the future.