Country | MK |
Name and Surname | Milka Smilevska |
Gender | Female |
Date | 09/09/2020 |
City / Location | Skopje |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | Al Jezeera |
Source | Al Jezeera |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
At the protest organized by the political party VMRO-DPMNE, journalist Milka Smilevska and cameraman Jorde Angelovic from the Al Jazeera media were attacked and prevented from performing their professional duties by an unknown person. The assailant pushed the microphone out of the journalist’s hand after asking which media outlet they were reporting on.