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Journalists pictured in prison clothing on placards at anti-lockdown protest in Germany

07.11.2020

Date:
07.11.2020
Number of cases:
3
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Germany
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Verbal attack or intimidation by public (non online)

During anti-COVID-19 measures protests organised by “Querdenken” held in Leipzig, protesters carried out a number of placards featuring the image of journalists dressed in prison clothing. A number of the placards featured ZDF journalist Dunja Hayali and ARD journalists Anja Reschke and Georg Restle with ‘Guilty’ captioned in red.

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