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G8 summit Heiligendamm: Riot Police confiscate media bus and obstruct journalists

01 June 2007

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A media bus offering space for independent journalists covering the protests and police repression in Heiligendamm, Germany, was confiscated around 6-7 pm (Thursday) from a central parking lot in the city of Bad Doberan, near Heiligendamm.

This is a serious violation of the democratic principle of the protection of journalists's sources and a severe infringement of press freedom. The independent media bus had an official permit to park in the centre of Bad Doberan as part of independent info points located around Heiligendamm, with the aim of providing objective and up-to-date information on the protests and their treatment by the German authorities. Riot police storming this bus and bringing it to an unknown location is in line with the criminalisation of the protest movement by the German authorities as seen during the past months. More information: http://de.indymedia.org/

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