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http://en.rsf.org 16-03-2016 19:03:21
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#Greece: On 26/01, while covering a protest linked to theĀ #TempiĀ train accident in Athens, photojournalistĀ lolos marios was hit in the head by a flash grenade thrown by the police. RSF condemns this attack & urges the authorities to hold theĀ responsibleĀ officers accountable.




#Ukraine: Following the vote to reopen parliamentary committee meetings at ŠŠµŃŃ Š¾Š²Š½Š° РаГа Š£ŠŗŃаŃни to journalists, RSF calls for further strengthening public transparency by ensuring expanded access to the Ukrainian Parliament for all journalists. rsf.org/en/ukraine-rsfā¦



RSF calls for the release and an end to the judicial harassment of Rupesh Kumar Singh, who has been detained since 2022 following a report on industrial pollution in North-East #India, and whose release was refused on 27/01 by the Supreme Court of India. rsf.org/en/journalist-ā¦


#Cambodia: RSF denounces the decision to ban Gerry Flynn from entering the country after his reporting on deforestation. We call on the š°š authorities to allow the š¬š§ journalist to return to the country, which he had been covering for five years. rsf.org/en/rsf-condemnā¦


#EU: in its 5th contribution to the European Commission's report on the rule of law, RSF condemned the institution's inaction as press freedom violations persist in Member States. The Commission must fulfil its responsibility to protect the rule of law.š rsf.org/en/european-coā¦


#Ukraine: RSF is outraged that another journalist was injured in a Russian attack on 02/04. Cameraman Pavlo Borysko was hit by shrapnel while reporting for the Ukrainian TV channels 1+1 and ТДŠ.ua (канал 1+1). He is the 47th journalist injured since the š·šŗ invasion. rsf.org/en/war-ukraineā¦


#Ukraine:Ā While covering a trial in Kyiv on 05/02,Ā ŠŠø - Š£ŠŗŃŠ°Ńна journalist Viktoria Dmytrenko was hit in the face and her phone was violently thrown to the ground. RSF condemns this attack. The ongoing investigation must be transparent to curb impunity.





TheĀ United NationsĀ rapporteur on human rights inĀ #Afghanistan (UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett)Ā has demanded the "immediate and unconditional release" of the 2 Radio Begum journalists held by the Taliban since 4 January. RSF strongly supports this callĀ Ā rsf.org/en/afghanistanā¦



RSF is relieved to learn that Al Jazeera PR journalist Fadi al-Wahidi, seriously wounded by Israeli fire on 9 October 2024, was evacuated from #Gaza to Cairo. We reiterate our call for the protection of reporters and combatting impunity for crimes committed against them.