Algeria - Two journalists assaulted as police violence becomes a habit

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders strongly deplores assaults within days of each other on the photographer Mohamed Kadri and the journalist Hanane Driss. In both cases, the police were responsible. “Such acts of violence are unacceptable. The authorities must undertake independent investigations and punish those responsible,” the press freedom organization said, noting with concern repeated and frequent instances of attacks on photographers and cameramen. Kadri, a news photographer for the daily (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mercredi 21 mars 2012