DJU Documents More than 30 Attacks on Journalists in the AfD Election Campaign.
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In the election campaign in Saxony-Anhalt there are more and more attacks on media makers, says the journalists' union. These ranged from work disability to violence.
The professional association DJU counts more than 30 incidents at AfD events. Thus, the situation is not as explosive as in the whole of last year.
Press representatives are becoming increasingly hostile to AfD events. According to the Ver.di trade union, there have been 25 incidents in Saxony-Anhalt in the past three weeks alone. The organisation also criticizes the police.
On 6 September, the eagerly awaited state parliament election takes place in Saxony-Anhalt. According to current surveys, the AfD, whose national federation is classified as a secure right-wing extreme, is clearly ahead of the CDU. Follow all developments here in the live ticker.
Dangerous job: The Verdi-Journalist-Gewerkschaft DJU registers increasing attacks on media professionals at events of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, reports the "Spiegel" from a current evaluation. Since May, the union has documented more than 30 incidents against 43 media professionals. The perpetrators had verbally defamed reporters, hindered them at work or physically attacked them. Doxing, i.e. the publication of personal data on the Internet, is…
The German Journalists' Union (dju), part of the Verdi trade union, has observed a significant increase in attacks and obstructions against media professionals at AfD events in Saxony-Anhalt. This is according to an analysis by the dju, reported by "Der Spiegel." The analysis indicates that over 30 incidents have been registered since May, affecting at least 43 journalists, TV crews, and political influencers. The spectrum of intimidation ranges…
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