Advertisement

Topic - Andrea Sahouri

Related Stories

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, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. An Iowa jury on Wednesday acquitted journalist Sahouri who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedom and an abuse of prosecutorial discretion. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Prosecutor defends failed effort to convict Iowa journalist

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri testifies during her trial after being arrested while reporting on a protest last summer, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Drake University Legal Clinic, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Journalist acquitted in Iowa case seen as attack on press

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri listens to opening statements in her trial in which she is charged with failure to disperse and interference with official acts while reporting on a protest last summer, Monday, March 8, 2021, at the Drake University Legal Clinic, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job’

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

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. 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 freedom. (Photo courtesy Katie Akin via AP)

Officer says he arrested reporter after pepper spray blasts

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

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. 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 freedom. (Photo courtesy Katie Akin via AP)

Reporter faces trial in case seen as attack on press rights

By RYAN J. FOLEY - Associated Press

Judge: Show evidence to Iowa reporter arrested at protest

Associated Press

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri poses for a photo, on Thursday, July 16, 2020, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Sahouri, who was arrested near a Black Lives Matter protest that she was covering, will ask a judge Thursday to dismiss the case against her. The case is believed to be one of the only ones still pending against a journalist arrested during the recent nationwide demonstrations. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Prosecutor: No time for evidence against arrested reporter

Associated Press