Showing posts with label German journalists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German journalists. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

German Journalist Assaulted Over Column Decrying Xenophobia


THE GUARDIAN: Attackers knocked him to the ground and accused him of being a ‘left-wing pig’

A German journalist has told of being attacked in the street after writing a column about the rise of xenophobia among right-wing extremists in his country.

Helmut Schümann, a columnist for the Berlin newspaper, Tagesspiegel, wrote on Facebook about the assault, reports The Local.

According to his account, he was attacked from behind by a group of people on Friday. One asked: “Are you Schümann for Tagesspiegel? You left-wing pig.” He was then knocked to the ground. » | Roy Greenslade | Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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