Germany - RSF condemns attacks on journalists during anti-Islam movement's anniversary in Dresden

Reporters without borders

At least three journalists have been attacked by so-called supporters of Pegida (a German acronym for “Patriotic Europeans against the Occident's islamization”), during demonstrations organized on October 19th in Dresden for the first anniversary of the xenophobic movement, while a participant of a counter-demonstration assaulted a radio station staff member. “It is an alarming escalation to see Pegida's regular chants of ‘lying press' turning into beatings and kicks against journalists more and (...)

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