Other threats to Albanian journalists, 25/01/2022, Albania

Tirana •︎ 27/01/2022

Other threats to Albanian journalists, 25/01/2022, Albania

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Tirana
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Dosja.al / Syri.net / Faktor.al / SportExpress / Lapsi.al /

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Dosja.al / Syri.net / Faktor.al / SportExpress / Lapsi.al /
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://dosja.al/vezhgimi-kush-i-leshoi-mercenaret-e-rrjetit-ne-sulmin-ndaj-portaleve/?__cf_chl_tk=zZT2veM3_x3dC7hrctlGMpVtSQb6aJpCQ9iFqla5ero-1643231395-0-gaNycGzNCFE

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    25.01.2022
  • City
    Tirana
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Surveillance

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Some online media outlets in Albania (dosja.al / syri.net / faktor.al / SportExpress / Lapsi.al / and others) have reported cyber-attacks starting Monday on 24th January 2022, such as: stop of web functionality, servers down and other issues with their digital presence. In their reaction they argue that these cyber-attacks are allegedly ordered by Mayor Erion Veliaj. These media have published an audio recording of Veliaj using threats and foul language to get his man elected head of the country’s football governing body. They claim these cyber-attacks are related to their ongoing criticism of the Government and Mayor Veliaj. So far, Mayor Veliaj has accepted that the audio recording is authentic but has made no declaration regarding the cyber-attacks.