CATALONIA
'Numerous attacks on journalists by police reported at Barcelona airport'
'The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today called on authorities in Spain and Catalonia to ensure an end to police attacks on journalists covering protests following a Spanish Supreme Court ruling jailing leaders of the Catalan independence movement.According to local media reports, at least three journalists were injured by police at the Barcelona airport yesterday, including Elise Gazengel of France24 and Pol Pareja of the Spanish news website Eldiario.es. Both journalists said they were wearing vests and armbandsissued by journalist associations identifying them as members of the press. Pareja reported in a tweet that police had manhandled several journalists and blocked them from approaching the events for reporting purposes.'
https://ipi.media/ipi-urges-spain-to-protect-journalist-safety-amid-catalonia-protests/
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