ARTICLE 19 comments on draft press law
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 report on the draft press law in Albania: Introduction ARTICLE 19 understands that a draft law on Freedom of the Press is currently under consideration in Albania. Although ARTICLE 19 generally views the introduction of press laws with caution – they can be a tool for […]
Journalist shot and seriously injured
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to the minister of the interior, Spartak Poçi, RSF expressed its grave concern about the shooting of journalist Vjollca Karanxa, in Pogradec (in the country’s south). The organisation noted with satisfaction that an inquiry had been launched in order to determine the circumstances surrounding this attack. “We request that you […]
Albanian radio director attacked
(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, on 8 September, Agron Bala, director of Tirana-based Radio Kontakt and host of a popular call-in show, was attacked by unknown asaailants while leaving the studio. The journalist was hit on the head and suffered a haematoma in his right eye. Agron Bala claims that he’d received threats during previous […]
Journalist victim of bombing
(RSF/IFEX) – Zenepe Luka, correspondent with the daily “Koha Jone” in Vlora, was the victim of a bombing attempt on 10 May 1998. Luka was incorrectly referred to as a man in IFEX alert of 12 May 1998. The Clearing House regrets the error. **Corrects IFEX alert of 12 May 1998**
Journalist victim of bombing
(RSF/IFEX) – According to information released by RSF on 12 May 1998, late in the evening of 10 May, explosives were placed at the door of Zenepe Luka’s home in an attempted bombing. Luka is a correspondent with the daily “Koha Jone” in Vlora (southern Albania). His two children and two young neighbours were slightly […]
Journalist Erion Brace assaulted
On 26 May 1996, Erion Brace, a journalist with the newspaper “Zeri I Popullit” who is also standing as an election candidate for the Socialist Party, was beaten up in the town of Berat by two unidentified assailants. There is speculation that the two may have been associated with the ruling Democratic party. Recommended Action […]
Albanian journalists subject to harassment and assaults
In the months of February and March 1996, several Albanian journalists were subject to physical attacks as well as other forms of harassment. On 16 March, Aleko Likaj, a correspondent with the newspaper “Koha Jone”, was seriously injured by three people over an article that he had previously written about the closure of a local […]
Filip Cakuli interrogated; magazine confiscated
Filip Cakuli, director of “Hosteni 2000” and General Secretary of the Association of Professional Journalists of Albania, was taken from his house on 20 June 1995, and interrogated by several policemen for 12 hours. The police searched the offices of “Hosteni 2000” and took setting copies from the plant where the magazine is printed. These […]