About twenty demonstrations were held throughout France on Saturday against the comprehensive security bill, voted on Friday evening, aimed at penalize the dissemination of images of law enforcement agencies, if they harm them.
In Dijon, twenty organizations, including the League of Human Rights, call for a rally this Tuesday 24 November 2020 from 6 p.m. in front of the Dijon prefecture to “defend the freedom to inform”
“Clearly, it is not only journalists, photo reporters, image reporters, documentary filmmakers, members of citizen observatories who are targeted, but also anyone, who with his mobile phone will take photos, especially during demonstrations or social movements “, denounce the organizers in a press release.
“This text provides for the criminalization of the dissemination of images of police officers or gendarmes acting within the framework of their public order missions, undermining the necessary transparency of these operations […] On the other hand, members of the security forces will be able to film or photograph the population at their leisure. “
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