RNW: Dutch journalist takes Russia to ECHR
August 11th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics
TV reporter Jeroen Akkermans is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over the country’s attach on the Georgian city of Gori last August.
Akkermans joins a number of complainants in the case, which was originally brought by relatives of those killed in the attack.
Akkermans’ colleague Stan Storimans was killed while reporting from the Russian-Georgian border for RTL television.
via Dutch journalist takes Moscow to court | Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
Tags: ECHR TV reporter, European Court of Human Rights, Georgia, Gori, Jeroen Akkermans, journalist, Moscow, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, RTL, Russia, Stan Storimans
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