Country | AL |
Name and Surname | Alice Taylor |
Gender | Female |
Date | 21/08/2021 |
City / Location | Tirana |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Name of the perpetrator | Ergi Hasula |
Type of media | online |
Media name | Exit |
Source | https://exit.al/en/2021/12/21/attacks-on-journalists-in-albanian-2021/ |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
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.