Greece: EFJ/IFJ condemn smear campaign against four sport journalists

The European and International Federations of journalists (EFJ/IFJ) strongly condemned the smear campaign taking place in the streets of Athens against four sport journalists and union members. Around 10 000 posters featuring photos and names of the four journalists were plastered in the early hours of the morning in the streets across Athens on 6 May. Insulting words against the journalists such as “slanderers“, “shameful for 10 euros“, “impostors” were printed on the posters. Three of the targeted journalists are members of Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN), and IFJ/EFJ affiliate while the fourth is a member of the…

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  Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers – JUADN Address Akadimias 20 10671 Athens Greece Staff Maria Antoniadou (President), Ariadni (Aria) Agatsa (1st Vice President), George Gavalas (2nd Vice President),  Stavros Kapakos (General Secretary), Makis Diogos (Treasurer), Machi Nikolara (Special Affairs Secretary) Phone + 30 210 36 75 509 Email info@esiea.gr / pr@esiea.gr Contact Person Mary Sapounioti – msapounioti@esiea.gt Dori Ralli – dralli@esiea.gr Website  http://www.esiea.gr/   Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace – ESIEMTH Address Stratigou Kallari 5 546 22 Thessaloniki Greece Staff Nikolaos Karras (President); Fani Sovitsli (Vice President); Vassilis Kontogoulidis (Secretary General), Vassilis Peklaris (Treasurer), Ioannis Voitsidis (Building Curator),…