Two journalists were assaulted by a mob from the Bojonegoro Silat Academy
Description
Two journalists, Misbahul Munir and Mohammad Rizky, were assaulted by youths from the Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate, Silat Academy in Bojonegoro, East Java, while covering a motorbike convoy. The group had just held a demonstration at the Kalitidu Police Headquarters, where their fellow community members had experienced persecution from different academy. The journalists were recording the incident when a provocateur saw the recording and demanded their actions be deleted. The two journalists were rescued by television journalists, and the abuse was reported to the local police.
Information
Number of attacked persons or entities related to media
2
Do they work as freelance or media?
Unknown
Position in media
Reporter
Status of journalists
Unknown
Gender
Male
Age
Unknown
Country
East Java
Full name or name of group
Identified
The name of perpetrator (individual/group)
A group of people from Silat Academy or in Bahasa is Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT)
Background (state actor or non state actor)
Non-state actors (Political party, intolerance group, religious group, individual, private organization, private company, etc)
Gender
Data not collected
Attack mention about gender background/sexual wording?
No
Date of incident
Type of incident
Physical assaults (include death, injury, abduction)
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