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Mar 10, 2021 · Ryan W. Miller William Morris. USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:59. DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Iowa journalist who was arrested as she reported on racial justice protests last summer, was found...
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Mar 11, 2021 · March 10, 2021, 10:12 PM PST. By The Associated Press. IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in...
Mar 9, 2021 · Ryan W. Miller William Morris. USA TODAY. 0:00. 0:59. DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Des Moines Register reporter arrested while covering racial justice protests last summer, took the...
- Press Freedom Groups Praise Verdict
- Key Issue: Lack of Body Camera Evidence
- Verdict Described as Victory For First Amendment
After the verdict was announced, media and civil liberties groups praised the outcome. Amnesty International in a statement said the case is part of a growing trend of U.S. police forces "committing widespread and egregious human rights violations" in response to demonstrations. Live updates:Last day of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri's...
During the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Sahouri and Robnett were near the scene of a confrontation at 6:30 p.m. May 31 in which officers used their squad car public address systems to tell demonstrators to disperse. Both testified that they did not hear the broadcast amid the tumult, and their attorneys argued the actual directives fr...
Hunter and Gannett Media President/News Maribel Perez Wadsworth provided statements immediately after the verdict thanking the jury. Gannett is the parent company of the Register. “Newsgathering is a fundamental part of press freedom. Reporters need to be at protests as the public’s eyes and ears, to conduct interviews, take photos and witness for ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa, was dispersed by tear gas. Sahouri is set to stand trial on Monday, March 8, 2021, on misdemeanor charges, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international ...
Mar 18, 2021 · USA: Journalist found innocent by jury: Andrea Sahouri. On the night of 31 May 2020, police in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, pepper sprayed, arrested, and detained journalist Andrea Sahouri while she was reporting on a Black Lives Matter protest even after she yelled “I’m press, I’m press.”
