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Journalist acquitted of charges related to arrest during 2020 George Floyd protest in Iowa Des Moines Register, was arrested on May 31 while covering a demonstration in the state’s capital. 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. (Photo courtesy Katie Akin via AP) Sahouri testified Tuesday that she was tweeting photos and videos of the demonstration as clashes between police and protesters broke out. Officers approached Sahouri and told...

T HE WRONG person went on trial in Des Moines, Iowa, this week. Andrea Sahouri, a journalist for the Des Moines Register, testified in court on March 9th about her rough treatment—her lawyer called it “assault”—by a policeman last year. Along with a colleague, she had been observing a protest against police violence and racial injustice on May 31st. Though she stood away from protesters, a policeman in helmet and gas mask rushed up and, without warning, she says, “grabbed me, pepper-sprayed me.” Even as she called out “I’m press, I’m press,” he handcuffed her and a friend...

Des Moines Register journalist Andrea Sahouri is facing two charges in connection with her arrest while covering protests last summer.

In a rare case, Andrea Sahouri, a Des Moines Register reporter, was prosecuted after covering a protest against racism and police violence in May.

'An important victory for the First Amendment': Iowa journalist Andrea Sahouri acquitted in rare trial of reporter Ryan W. Miller and William Morris, USA TODAY 'I did nothing wrong': Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri talks after acquittal UP NEXT 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 from journalism and free press organizations. Sahouri, a Des Moines Register reporter, was one of just a handful of journalists...