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Journalists charged with rioting in Washington
Authorities in Washington D.C. should drop rioting charges against at least three journalists tossed in the clinkDrop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! while covering protests on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... , the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police arrested Evan Engel, a senior producer at the news website Vocativ, and Alex Rubinstein, a news hound with the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT America, near 12th and L streets in downtown Washington the morning of January 20, according to London's Guardian newspaper. Police also arrested Aaron Cantu, a freelance journalist who has written for The Baffler, the website Truthout, and al-Jazeera, according to police reports reviewed by CPJ. The news hounds were among more than 230 people arrested in Washington on Inauguration Day after individuals set fire to a car and broke windows of downtown businesses, according to reports and police documents. "These charges are clearly inappropriate, and we are concerned that they could send a chilling message to journalists covering future protests," said Carlos Lauría, senior Americas program coordinator. "We call on authorities in Washington to drop these charges immediately." Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-01-25 |
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