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Mar 11, 2021 · Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri hugs her mother Muna Tareh-Sahouri after being found not guilty at the conclusion of her trial at the Drake University Legal Clinic, Wednesday, March 10 ...
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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- 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 · A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features her jail booking photo from her May 31, 2020 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest. Sahouri is set to stand trial on Monday, March 8. 2021, on misdemeanor charges, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from advocates for press ...
Mar 9, 2021 · 0:59. 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 her ...
Mar 10, 2021 · Andrea Sahouri/AP. A Des Moines Register reporter has been found not guilty by an Iowa jury of failing to disperse and interfering with official acts. She was arrested by police last summer as she ...