- Title: RSF condemns Turkish strike that killed journalist in Syria
- Date: 14th October 2019
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS SPOKESWOMAN, PAULINE MEVEL, SAYING: "We know that these journalists, and among them only a few foreign journalists, were covering or were going to cover this demonstration, and unfortunately, the start of this convoy was attacked, and we have to deplore the death of one journalist and eight wounded." FREEDOM OF PRESS MAP SHOWING SYRIA COLOURED IN BLACK, MEANING LOWEST RATING FOR PRESS FREEDOM (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS SPOKESWOMAN, PAULINE MEVEL, SAYING: "So, one of the main messages from Reporters Without Borders to the Turkish authorities is to let journalists on the ground do their job and cover the bombings and the situation. It's very important that foreign journalists are able to bring this information to the whole world and work in proper conditions on the ground." T-SHIRT WITH REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS LOGO ON CHAIR (SOUNDBITE) (French) REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS SPOKESWOMAN, PAULINE MEVEL, SAYING: "This convoy was hit deliberately. In this convoy, civilians were targeted, and among them were journalists. For Reporters Without Borders, it's very important to remember that although the journalists were not targeted, it was clearly an attack on press freedom on the ground. These journalists were there to report on what's happening. We've heard about these bombings, these attacks by Turkish authorities. Clearly, journalists were there to bear witness to the gravity of the situation." PRESS FREEDOM MAP
- Embargoed: 28th October 2019 10:40
- Keywords: Syria Turkey air strike journalists Reporters Without Borders RSF press freedom
- Location: SAID TO BE BETWEEN CIZIRE AND SEREKANIYE, SYRIA / PARIS, FRANCE
- City: SAID TO BE BETWEEN CIZIRE AND SEREKANIYE, SYRIA / PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
- Reuters ID: LVA004B12LHZB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday (October 14) condemned a Turkish airstrike in Syria that they say left one Kurdish journalist dead and injured eight other reporters.
The attack on a convoy in the northeastern Syrian town of Ras Al Ain on Sunday killed a total of 14 people, including five civilians, and wounded 10 others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
It hit a gathering of civilians who had come to from the city of Qamishli to show their support for Ras Al Ain as it is targeted by Turkish forces attacking Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria.
Reporters without Borders spokeswoman Pauline Mevel said although the attack did not directly target journalists, it still infringed on freedom of the press on the ground.
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