Threats against the life and physical safety of journalist Alice Taylor, 21/08/2021, Tirana

Tirana •︎ 22/08/2021

Threats against the life and physical safety of journalist Alice Taylor, 21/08/2021, Tirana

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Alice Taylor

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Exit
  • 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
    21.08.2021
  • City
    Tirana
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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

On 21 August, Exit journalist Alice Taylor was sent threats via Facebook that detailed how the individual would find her, assault her and then rip her skull off. She proceeded to file a complaint at Ali Demi police station. She was told that the name used by the account holder was fake, and therefore the matter would be passed to the cybercrime department.

Meanwhile, Taylor found other pictures of the individual using the same name on different social media accounts, including Instagram. One picture showed him posing in front of a car with the license plate clearly visible. She sent this information to the police but did not receive a response. To date, she has not received any information on the status of the case, despite making several requests.