Regional Platform for advocating media freedom and journalists’ safety

Western Balkans
Joined December 2016
#Albania: Journalists covering increasingly violent demonstrations in Albania have been attacked by police and protesters with @WBjournalists documenting at least 17 incidents in the first five days. One journalist was reportedly beaten by police officers while filming the use of force against a student while other identifiable media crews have been pushed, threatened with detention, prevented from filming or exposed to police crowd-control measures. @citizensalb Reporters must be able to work without violence, intimidation, or interference from police or protesters. Journalists covering demonstrations can find CPJ’s safety guidance here ⬇️ cpj.org/resources-for-journa…
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➡️Physical assaults, injuries and obstruction of reporting, alongside the deployment of tear gas and water cannons, raise grave concerns about the excessive and disproportionate use of force by the State Police 🛑
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