Photojournalists and police, the war of images
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The independent Syrian photojournalist Ameer al-Halbi, injured during the demonstration against the "comprehensive security" law, Saturday November 28, 2020 in Paris.
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By: Pauline Bandelier
20 mins
They are often on the front line, during clashes between demonstrators and the police ... These photojournalists who cover demonstrations have found themselves, in recent years, in the middle of increasingly violent gatherings.
This violence is added to growing precariousness and degraded working conditions.
The discontent of the profession culminates at the end of 2020, with the proposed Global Security law, adopted on November 24, 2020 by the National Assembly.
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In particular: article 24 which punishes the dissemination of malicious images by the police.
While the Global Security Law must pass before the Senate next March, the mobilizations continue in the street ...
“Photojournalists and the police, the war of images”, a major report by Pauline Bandelier.
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