Namibia frees “seal journalists”
20 Jul 2009Two journalists have been released after paying an undisclosed “heavy fine” at a Namibian court after being arrested for filming the annual seal cull, which involves clubbing seal pups to death. Jim Wilckens from the UK and South African cameraman Bart Smithers were allegedly attacked with clubs by seal hunters before being arrested. Read more here
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Tags: Bart Smithers, censorship, Jim Wilckens, Namibia, seal clubbing
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