Council of Europe: Bulgarian Authorities to Punish Journalists' Attackers

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | September 3, 2020, Thursday // 19:16
Bulgaria: Council of Europe: Bulgarian Authorities to Punish Journalists' Attackers

Criticism and appeal from the Council of Europe. The reason - signals of violence against journalists during yesterday's protests. During the 56th day of demonstrations, reporters and cameramen were hit by teargas in clashes between protesters and police.

"I call on the Bulgarian authorities to effectively investigate every registered case of assault," said Dunja Mijatović, the commissioner for human rights.

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