Hungary should not "threaten and obstruct" journalists

Hungarian law enforcement authorities "must stop threatening and obstructing the work of journalists reporting on the refugee crisis."

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 17.09.2015.

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Horogs on Wednesday (Beta/AP)

Hungary should not "threaten and obstruct" journalists

“I call upon Prime Minister Orban to instruct law enforcement to respect the rights of journalists to report on issues of public interest and ensure their safety. Hungarian police beat reporters with batons, forced journalists to delete their footage, broke their equipment, and threw teargas. Such behavior is totally unacceptable, as it disregards the essential role of the media, and endangers the safety of journalists," Mijatovic said.

A statement on the OSCE website added that "on September 16 Hungarian police attacked cameraman Vladan Hadzi Mijailovic, and sound engineer Miroslav Djurasinovic, both from Radio Television of Serbia, at the Horgos border crossing. Their colleague, reporter Jovana Djurovic, suffered a hand injury. The crew was attacked while they were filming between the police cordon and a group of refugees at the Hungarian-Serbian border, even though they had identified themselves as journalists. "

On the same day, the OSCE said, "journalist Jacek Tacik from Poland's public broadcaster TVP was beaten by the police. He received medical assistance from Hungarian doctors for head injuries before he was arrested for illegally crossing the border. On the same day a crew with the Serbian media outlet B92 suffered from tear gas fired at the refugees by the police, while they were covering the events."

The statement noted that on September 12, "Associated Press cameraman Luca Muzi reported that he was briefly detained near the border town of Roszke by Hungarian police who forced him to delete photos he took of a police dog threatening a Syrian refugee. He said police did not allow him to call his colleagues. This incident is disputed by the Hungarian authorities."

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