A Horrific Attack on a Journalist and on Journalistic Freedom in the Netherlands – Where Commissioner Timmermans Is From
On Tuesday night, the Netherlands was shocked by a horrific attack on a journalist. Sixty-four-year-old investigative journalist Peter R. de Vries was shot several times, including in the head, in the middle of the street. Vries is still fighting for his life. The attack came after his appearance on an RTL television show, but he …