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Mar 15, 2021 · Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on 31 May 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa, was dispersed by teargas.
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- 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 11, 2021 · IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted a journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press...
Jun 3, 2021 · A reporter's arrest in Iowa connects to her mom's experience in Israel. Arrests. Add Topic. This is America: I was arrested in the USA. My mother was detained in Israel. Andrea May Sahouri. USA...
Mar 10, 2021 · In the second day of her trial, Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri testified that she was arrested at a racial justice protest as she was trying to go farther away from an area where...
Mar 10, 2021 · Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.
