Romanian riot police under fire for attacking journalists
Photo: Dominic Negrici
By Jane Whyatt
EU officials and media freedom campaigners are condemning the actions of Romanian police during anti-corruption demonstrations in Bucharest.
At least sixteen examples of police violence against journalists and camera crews have been documented. Active Watch, ECPMF’s Romanian member organisation, calls on the police to publicly and urgently disclose the orders that were given to prevent journalists getting access the sanctions against police who committed violations and how the officers are trained to cover such events.
Amongst many Romanian reporters and demonstrators who suffered, an Austrian TV crew from the public service broadcaster ORF's main national TV news programme ZiB was…
