France - Presidential candidates ignore serious breaches of freedom of information

Reporters without borders

Have any of the presidential candidates said anything about the indictment of five journalists who were investigating a matter of public interest every bit as notorious as the Bettencourt affair? Have any of them responded to the detention of documentary maker Marie Maffre while she was making a film about the group Jeudi Noir (Black Thursday), which campaigns against homelessness, and the seizure of her equipment? Which of them has expressed concern about the withdrawal of an indictment (...)

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