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

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    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.