Country | AL |
Name and Surname | Fax News |
Gender | Group Fax News |
Date | 03/12/2021 |
City / Location | Vore |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | By public officials |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | Fax news |
Source | Fax News |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office |
Protest in Vora, representatives of the municipality do not allow Fax News to cover the protest.
Fax News was in Vora where residents were protesting for a road segment that was in poor condition. However, representatives of the municipality did not allow the residents to hold their protest and prevented the film crew of Fax News from covering the protest because, according to them, this issue should not have appeared in the media.
Fax News team was in Vora, a municipality close to capital city Tirana, where residents were protesting for a road segment (street Hoxha Tahsim) that was in poor condition. However, representatives of the municipality – who were present while the journalist was reporting – did not allow the residents to hold their protest. As it can be seen on the video, they tried to prevent Fax News journalist Jonida Omeri and her team from covering the protest because, according to them, this issue should not have appeared in the media. A man can be seen on the video trying to prevent the journalist from reporting.