Author: Cult MTL
Published June 26, 2024

by Lorraine Carpenter, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante commented on a reported act of violence and intimidation committed against a local journalist at the pro-Palestinian encampment at Square Victoria on Tuesday.

Plante shared the video of the incident posted by TVA’s Yves Poirier, echoing his sentiment that the intimidating behaviour directed towards him on the part of a protester was “unacceptable.”

“This act of intimidation committed against a journalist is unacceptable. The right to demonstrate must not be exercised to the detriment of freedom of the press and the right to information.”

To read more about the freedom of the press, please visit the United Nations website.

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