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Slovenian camera crew attacked while filming anti-lockdown protests

16.10.2020

Date:
16.10.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Europe: Slovenia
Alert types:
Verbal, online or physical attack: Verbal attack or intimidation by public (non online)

A camera operator for Slovenian news outlet Nova24TV was surrounded by anti-government protesters during a demonstration in the capital Ljubljana and one man tried to force him to stop filming and rip the camera out of his hands. Video footage shows well-known Slovenian rapper Zlatan Čordić attempt to rip the camera out of his hands and disrupt the filming.

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