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Mar 11, 2021 · An Iowa jury quickly acquitted Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper sprayed and arrested while covering a protest.
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 condemnation...
- 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 10, 2021 · After a three-day trial, a jury took only two hours to find the reporter, Andrea May Sahouri, was not guilty on charges of failure to disperse and interference with official acts.
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.
Mar 10, 2021 · Andrea Sahouri, a public safety reporter for The Des Moines Register, was arrested May 31 while covering a sometimes chaotic demonstration near the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines.
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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 ...
