Moroccan authorities on Saturday, August 15, ordered journalists from Spanish news agency and public television to immediately leave the border town of Fnidiq near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Reporters in the area had been reporting on the situation at the border following calls for mass border crossing by migrants. teraz.sk ↗
The journalists were reportedly informed by their hotels that they must leave immediately upon orders from local authorities. According to available information, the authorities also threatened them with withdrawal of accreditation and confiscation of equipment. The town of Fnidiq, also known by its Spanish name Castillejos, lies in close proximity to Ceuta and is typically a monitored area during tensions on the migration route between Morocco and Spanish territory in North Africa. aktuality.sk ↗
The situation at the border was calmer throughout the day than indicated by previous calls circulated on social networks. These calls urged mass border crossing on August 15. Although hundreds of migrants approached the area, warnings of a major surge were not confirmed according to available reports. svet.sme.sk ↗
Further developments will depend on whether the calls on social networks translate into new attempts to cross the border. The case also highlighted the approach of Moroccan authorities toward foreign journalists reporting from the sensitive border area. teraz.sk ↗
Morocco ordered Spanish journalists to leave the border with Ceuta
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Maroko nariadilo novinárom opustiť mesto pri hranici s Ceutou
teraz.sk
| 17:51 15.08.
Maroko vyhostilo španielskych novinárov z pohraničia pri Ceute: Úrady im hrozili odobratím akreditácií a techniky
aktuality.sk
| 17:46 15.08.
Maroko vyhostilo španielskych novinárov z mesta pri hranici s Ceutou. Úrady hrozili stratou akreditácií
hnonline.sk
| 18:11 15.08.
Novinári zo Španielska musia opustiť marocké pohraničie. Miestne úrady im nariadili okamžitý odchod
ta3.com
| 17:47 15.08.
Stovky migrantov sa priblížili k hranici Ceuty. Výstrahy pred veľkým náporom sa nepotvrdzujú
svet.sme.sk
| 13:39 15.08.
V Ceute je po výzvach na ďalší nápor migrantov zatiaľ pokoj
teraz.sk
| 13:17 15.08.
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