France to criminalise citizen journalism

international | rights, freedoms and repression | other press Wednesday March 07, 2007 14:44 by R. Isible

Ligue Odebi criticises French Constitutional Council on video violence law

Right-wing Sarkozy (Minister of the Interior), famous for provoking and fanning the riots of 2006 (see http://ie.indymedia.org/article/74925 ) has proposed a new law which would make it illegal for anyone except an accredited journalist to take footage of violence. The irony of the timing has not been lost on many as Tuesday was the anniversary of the Rodney King beating in LA which sparked what locals call the "uprising" and others call the "LA Riots".

See full story at link below which is hosted by the French civil liberties group Ligue Odebi