雙記協譴責警清場推撞記者 Press Assns Condemn Police over Insults & Jostling

香港記者協會及香港攝影記者協會發聯合聲明，嚴厲譴責警方清場時多次用盾牌推撞前線記者的鏡頭和身體，喝罵、甚至襲擊記者，認為行為嚴重阻礙採訪，妨礙新聞自由。

聲明提到，現場記者大多數穿有「記者」或「PRESS」字眼的反光背心、佩戴記者證，並配合警方行動而後退，但即使記者多次表明身份仍然遭警方多次惡意推撞。

聲明最後強調，近期多次遊行示威中，都有警員推撞甚至辱罵記者行為，呼籲警方正視警權問題，尊重傳媒行業採訪權，維護新聞自由，保障大眾市民的知情權。

民權觀察表示，注意到多次有示威者質疑為何便衣警員及速龍小組在執勤期間未有展示委任證及警員編號，未遵循《警察通例》規定。另外，民權觀察亦高度關注有記者稱遭警員推撞及粗暴對待。

The Hong Kong Journalists Association and the Hong Kong Press Photographers Association issued a joint statement, sternly condemning the police for repeatedly using shields to push the front line reporters and their cameras, yelled at and even assaulted reporters, thus impeded freedom of the press.

The statement stated that most reporters on scene wore vests with “PRESS” printed on them, carried press passes on them and identified themselves as journalists. They added that despite following police instructions to step away from the front line, journalists faced “malicious jostling” from the police.

The two unions said similar acts against journalists had repeatedly occurred during recent protests.

“We hope the police to reflect on the issue, to respect the right for media to report, to defend press freedom and to protect the public’s right to know,” they said.

Civil Rights Watch said that many protesters questioned why plainclothes officers and the Special Tectical Squad did not display their warrants and police officer number when on duty in accordance with the Police General Order. They were also concerned about journalists have been pushed and rudely treated by the police.

楊必興 P H Yang

專業攝影師。 人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後，楊必興改變了軌跡，選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。 楊必興屢獲殊榮，在美國三藩市，首都華盛頓，北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展，包括香港 PMQ 之開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登 - 包括 CNN，CrowdSpark（前Newzulu，Citizenside）和Demotix；三藩市紀事報；Hong Kong Free Press；香港 01；香港信報月刊；明報；蘋果日報；TVB 等。 他的作品授權 Lonely Planet 旅遊指南和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。 2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。 Professional photographer. After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography. Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB... His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad. Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition. Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015. 網站/Web phyang.org 電郵/email info@phyang.org IG @phyang81

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