(RSF/IFEX) – According to reports, on 2 April 1998, Daniele Genco of the ANSA press agency, Fabrizzio Ravelli of “La Repubblica”, Jenner Meletti of “L’Unita”, Pablo Griseri of “Il Manifesto”, and Claudio Papi, a Reuters photographer, were violently attacked by a dozen or so supporters of Edoardo Massari, an anarchist leader, while covering Massari’s funeral […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to reports, on 2 April 1998, Daniele Genco of the
ANSA press agency, Fabrizzio Ravelli of “La Repubblica”, Jenner Meletti of
“L’Unita”, Pablo Griseri of “Il Manifesto”, and Claudio Papi, a Reuters
photographer, were violently attacked by a dozen or so supporters of Edoardo
Massari, an anarchist leader, while covering Massari’s funeral near Turin.
Genco, who was hospitalized, suffered a fractured vertebrae and numerous
internal injuries as a result of the attack.
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prosecuting those responsible for these acts of violence
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Giorgio Napolitano
Minister of the Interior
Rome, Italy
Fax : +39 64 74 09 45
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