An employee of the Embassy of Georgia beats photojournalist
An employee of the Embassy of Georgia beats photojournalist Aleksandr Yamkovoy during the protest action "No pictures - no democracy", hold by the activists of FEMEN women's movement, near the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine, in Kiev, on Monday, July 18, 2011. This day the activists of FEMEN women's movement were holding a theatrical protest near the Embassy of Georgia against the arrest of photographers in Georgia, whom local authorities accused of espionage. An employee came out of the embassy and began to disperse the movement's activists without introducing himself. Later, the man began striking the equipment of operators and photographers, demanding cessation of filming and photography. In response to the journalists' indignation at his behavior, the man punched the Comments.ua photo correspondent Aleksandr Yamkovoy on the head. Aleksandr Yamkovoy is at the hospital with a suspect of concussion. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN
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- Hontar Volodymyr
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- Ukraine / Kiev
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- 18.07.2011
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