1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Journalists attacked, harassed, and threatened while covering Liberian senate election - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Gcb0KuqnB4"><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/01/journalists-attacked-harassed-and-threatened-while-covering-liberian-senate-election/">Journalists attacked, harassed, and threatened while covering Liberian senate election</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2021/01/journalists-attacked-harassed-and-threatened-while-covering-liberian-senate-election/embed/#?secret=Gcb0KuqnB4" width="600" height="338" title="“Journalists attacked, harassed, and threatened while covering Liberian senate election” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="Gcb0KuqnB4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/afp_liberia_01-27-2021.jpg55523744In the days leading up to and following senatorial elections in Liberia on December 8, 2020, security forces and civilians attacked, harassed, and threatened members of the press, according to journalists who spoke with CPJ and a statement shared on Facebook by the Press Union of Liberia, a local trade group. On November 30, in...