A Sign of Restive Times: Policeman Punches Photojournalist
©Thomson Reuters/Yannis Behrakis
Although this image of a Greek police officer punching a news photographer at an Athens street protest was shot last fall, it didn’t come to our attention until yesterday. But the passage of several months makes it no less dramatic or shocking. And it remains timely for what it represents: the tensions between police and media all over the world, including the US, where Occupy protests show signs of stirring once again. In this image, shot by Reuters photographer Yannis Behrakis, a police officer punches veteran photojournalist Tatiana Bolari, co-owner of the Greek photo agency Eurokinisi. The incident occurred at an anti-austerity protest on October 5 when police moved against a group of photographers and journalists covering the event, Behrakis told PDN.
March 23rd, 2012 at 9:09 am
[...] to the country by other European nations. Reuters photographer Hugo Correia shot this image, which mirrors this other Reuters image from last October, showing an Athens policeman punching a photographer at an anti-austerity protest in that [...]
March 25th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
[...] images are similar to ones of a photojournalist being punched by a police officer at protests in Athens last October. While it can be argued that these photos only show one moment [...]
March 27th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
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