France - RWB writes to mayor after journalist dragged from council meeting

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Networkvisio reporter Michel Lecomte was forcibly evicted from a municipal council meeting in Montauban, the capital of the southern department of Tarn-et-Garonne, and then from the city hall, after being told not to film the debates on 25 November. Two other journalists were prevented from filming his eviction. Lecomte complied when previously asked to leave the meeting as he was about to film the tense discussions, but obtained permission to return on the understanding that he would not (...)

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