France Info journalist insulted live on Monday during pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris

The arrest is striking because it took place live. While reporting on camera at Place de la République in Paris around 6 p.m. on Monday, June 9, during the demonstration in support of the Madleen boat , Éléonore Bailly was interrupted by a protester. While she was speaking into the microphone, a voice could be heard shouting "France Info, fascist," or "France Info, disinformation."

In the video, the journalist then appears to try to push someone away before being violently pulled by the arm by a person who does not appear in the image. She is heard protesting: "I'm fine, yes!", and the sequence is interrupted. The presenter then resumes the broadcast, saying, "Éléonore, take care, we saw the disturbing images of this demonstration."

"The journalist was accosted, grabbed by the arm. Fortunately, it ended there, but she is shocked, as is the rest of the team," Franceinfo TV director Muriel Pleynet told Le Figaro . She said the channel decided to "disconnect the team from the field," "we didn't want this to happen again," she explained to the daily. "On paper, this demonstration didn't pose a risk, so we hadn't planned any security measures. But this is going to become a real question mark. We're going to have to think about it before each gathering," the channel director said, while Franceinfo TV usually calls on security agents during "demonstrations with a risk of unrest, the presence of black blocs or drunk people."

"Our reporter Éléonore Bailly was attacked during her live broadcast by a man present at the demonstration at Place de la République, who also insulted her ," France Télévisions responded . "She will file a complaint." "Attacking a journalist in the exercise of her duties is unacceptable. It is a serious attack on freedom of the press," the channel's Journalists' Society also regretted in a press release , giving "its full support" to the reporter.