BEHOLD: the East of Ukraine became the most dangerous place for journalists in the European Union
Victoria Ivanova. Eastern Ukraine has become the most dangerous place for reporters across Europe, says the Council of Europe's Commissioner for human rights Nile Muiznieks.
" The Eastern part of Ukraine, I think, at the present time is the most dangerous place for reporters in the whole Europe: a large number of correspondents who worked There, were killed, " said Muiznieks, speaking in Strasbourg in the framework of the seminar on the problems of protection of the correspondents and the eradication of impunity.
The Commissioner said that the situation in this country has caused not only the death of correspondents, but also numerous breakdowns journalistic equipment, caused by the actions of the security forces. According to Muiznieks, in General in the world about half of all injuries and injuries correspondents come as a result of police action.
" in Turkey, the law enforcement authorities dispersed the protesters, most of the correspondents were injured, or damage was done to their equipment. Similar to the situation in Ukraine, where the voltage is increased in February of the current year. There, in the Ukraine, I heard many stories about the journalists that rubber bullets were fired into the eyes, feet
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