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Mar 11, 2021 · It took a jury less than two hours to find Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper sprayed and arrested while covering a protest, not guilty.
Mar 10, 2021 · DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Iowa journalist who was arrested as she reported on racial justice protests last summer, was found not guilty in a case that drew widespread...
- 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.
Mar 9, 2021 · DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Des Moines Register reporter arrested while covering racial justice protests last summer, took the stand Tuesday, saying she was a reporter doing...
Mar 8, 2021 · Des Moines Register news reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper-sprayed and jailed while reporting on a clash between protesters and police in May, is charged with failure to disperse and interference with official acts.
Mar 10, 2021 · An Iowa jury acquitted Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police in the summer of 2020 while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP, Pool) Read More. 5 of 5 |.
