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Outrage in Panama over police beatings of protester, photographer
La Estrella de Panama newspaper provided this photo of Agencia Efe's Bienvenido Velasco surrounded by police while covering a demonstration in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-EPA/Roberto Barrios/Courtesy La Estrella de Panama
Police arrest a protester in front of Panama's National Assembly in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-EPA/Bienvenido Velasco
Police arrest a protester outside Panama's National Assembly in Panama City on Wednesday, 16 December 2020. EFE-EPA/Bienvenido Velasco
Panama's National Police faced criticism Thursday over the brutal beating of a young woman during a protest and an assault against a photojournalist who was covering the demonstration.