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Reporter Andrea Sahouri was pepper-sprayed and jailed in May while covering a George Floyd protest in Iowa.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. 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 att...

Trial begins for Des Moines Register reporter arrested while covering protest Share Updated: 6:15 PM CST Mar 8, 2021 Share Updated: 6:15 PM CST Mar 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RESPONSIBILITIES TO SAVE MONEY NEW SEX. WE’RE HEARING FROM THE FIRST WITNESSES IN THE TRIAL OF DES MOINES REGISTER REPORTER ANDRES HURRY WHO WAS IN COURT TODAY ON CHARGES OF FAILURE TO DISPERSE AND INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICIAL ACTS STEMMING FROM HER COVERAGE OF THE PROTESTS IN DES MOINES LAST SUMMER KCCI’S MARCUS. AND TIMES IS LIVE AT MERLE HAY AND DOUGLASS WHERE SAHURI WAS ARR...

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."

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 report...