French police asked to respect press freedom during Yellow Vest protests

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the French police to respect the basic press freedom rules during the next “Gilets Jaunes” (Yellow Vest) protests tomorrow and again on May Day (1 May). More than 80 journalists have been the victims of police violence since the weekly anti-government Yellow Vest protests began last November.The level of violence to which journalists have been exposed at these protests has been unprecedented.

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