Alerts | Physical attack by public
Covid-19Physical attack by publicVerbal, online or physical attack

An unidentified woman physically attacked the Argentine photojournalist from the Marka Registered agency, Alexis Demarco, and his colleague Álvaro Valero with a pen

25.02.2021

Date:
25.02.2021
Number of cases:
2
Regions/Countries:
Americas: Argentina
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack by public

The incident occured after the journalists demanded that the aggressor wear a mask while they were traveling on a public service bus that linked the cities of El Alto and La Paz.

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