Serbia - Cameraman assaulted, injured, photographer's camera broken during protests

Source: Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) Person(s): Bosko Brankovic Target(s): journalist(s) , photographer(s) Type(s) of violation(s): assaulted , attacked , injured Urgency: Flash (ANEM/IFEX) - The following is an ANEM statement: ANEM SEVERELY CONDEMNS VIOLENT PHYSICAL ATTACK AGAINST AN RTV B92 CAMERAMAN, CONTINUOUS ATTACKS AGAINST REPORTERS AND CAMERAMEN, AND ABSENCE OF REACTIONS FROM THE RELEVANT STATE INSTITUTIONS Belgrade, July 25, 2008 - The Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) severely condemns repeated attacks against reporters and cameramen. After the attacks against reporters and cameramen that took place in Novi Sad and Belgrade on July 22 and 23, Bosko Brankovic, a cameraman with an ANEM member station, Radio Television B92, was attacked on July 24 while he was making footage of... [read full story]