Dominican Republic - Journalists wounded while covering street clashes in Santo Domingo

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At least three journalists were injured while covering clashes between police and protesters of Haitian origin in the Dominican capital on 20 September. The street fighting erupted in the neighbourhood known as 27 de Febrero when a policeman fatally shot a man of Haitian origin identified as Yanisel Yan. The three journalists known to have been injured were Telesistema reporter Yasiris Sánchez and her cameraman, José Cruz, and Color Visión cameraman Silvino da Silva. Sánchez was hospitalized (...)

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