On Tuesday, Albanian journalist Besarta Demushi was physically assaulted by two men while attempting to conduct her work in Tirana.
Video footage shows the journalist being obstructed, kicked, and hit by two men while reporting on a story.
Demushi explained she was responding to a tip from a woman who owned a shop on Hoxha Tahsim Street. The citizen Fatbardha Marina said she turned to Fax News after receiving no support from the police or protection regarding a property matter.
She claimed the builders had developed her home but refused to abide by their part of the deal, leaving her out of pocket.
When Demushi arrived on the scene, the developer and his brother in law arrived and started to be abusive. They temporarily blocked the journalist inside the building and then grabbed her, hit her, and kicked her.
According to reports, the police have arrested the two men for the violence inflicted on the journalist and her crew.
This one of many physical attacks on journalists this year, but it is only the first occasion the police have managed to filed charges for a crime against a media worker.
