(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 November 2006, members of Perú’s National Police assaulted freelance photojournalist Walter Upiú and Agence France Press news agency photojournalist Eitam Abramovich when they were covering the march of a group of women who were celebrating No Violence against Women Day in Lima’s main square. The police assaulted the reporters in order […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 24 November 2006, members of Perú’s National Police assaulted freelance photojournalist Walter Upiú and Agence France Press news agency photojournalist Eitam Abramovich when they were covering the march of a group of women who were celebrating No Violence against Women Day in Lima’s main square.
The police assaulted the reporters in order to prevent them from taking photographs of the way in which the police were suppressing the women’s demonstration.
IPYS condemns the assault and requests that the Minister of the Interior ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
