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Demonstrators hold Greek flags in a cloud of tear gas during clashes at a rally in Athens on January 20, 2019. Several journalists were assaulted while covering the demonstration. (Thanassis Stavrakis/AP)

Journalists assaulted by far-right demonstrators in Greece

January 24, 2019 2:13 PM EST

Berlin, January 24, 2019–Greek authorities should quickly and thoroughly investigate the assault and harassment of reporters and photojournalists at a protest in Athens on January 20 and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.