OSCE media freedom representative condemns attack against Greek journalist, urges swift investigation

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2013-04-20

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today condemned an attack on the Greek sports journalist George Tselika and called for a swift investigation by the authorities.

“It is of great importance that the Greek authorities publicly condemn this and every case of violence against journalists, which would send a clear message to the public that such assaults are not tolerated,” Mijatović wrote in a letter to the Greek Foreign Minister, Dimitris Avramopoulos.

According to media reports, George Tselika, a sports journalist at Greek TV station SKAI, was assaulted outside of the Giorgos Karaiskakis football stadium in Athens on 14 April.

Tselika was reportedly identified as a journalist and was severely beaten, sustaining a fractured pelvis and broken ribs. The incident occurred during a 15-minute strike action in protest at previous incidents of violence against sports journalists.

Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

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