Prosecutors argued case is "a fast pitch down the center, right down the middle of the box," using a baseball metaphor. Sahouri s defense attorneys argued in their opening that "this is a case about a journalist arrested for doing her job."
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Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31 in Des Moines was dispersed by tear gas. Sahouri is set to stand trial Monday on misdemeanor charges, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from advocates for press freedom.
Many free press advocates, like Amnesty International and the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, have called on the charges against Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri to be dropped. The program director for the Committee to Protect Journalists says not only should the charges be dropped, but an investigation should be launched looking into what lead to the arrest of a working journalist who identified herself as a member of the press.
Recap: Day one of Register reporter Andrea Sahouri trial sees DMPD officers testifying on response to Merle Hay protests. William Morris, Des Moines Register
Register reporter Andrea Sahouri talks about being detained at Merle Hay Mall protest
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An Iowa journalist faces trial starting today on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job, according to the Associated Press.
The case of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper sprayed and arrested while reporting on a clash between protesters and police, will highlight an aggressive response by Iowa authorities against those who organized and attended protests that erupted last summer and occasionally turned violent.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa journalist faces trial Monday on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.
The case of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper-sprayed and arrested while reporting on a clash between protesters and police, will highlight an aggressive response by Iowa authorities against those who organized and attended protests that erupted last summer and occasionally turned violent.
Recap: Day one of Register reporter Andrea Sahouri trial sees DMPD officers testifying on response to Merle Hay protests. William Morris, Des Moines Register
Register reporter Andrea Sahouri talks about being detained at Merle Hay Mall protest UP NEXT
An Iowa journalist faces trial starting today on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job, according to the Associated Press.
The case of Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri, who was pepper sprayed and arrested while reporting on a clash between protesters and police, will highlight an aggressive response by Iowa authorities against those who organized and attended protests that erupted last summer and occasionally turned violent.