2 journalists facing felony charges
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Police in Cincinnati arrested at least 13 people, including two journalists, after demonstrators protesting the immigration detention of a former hospital chaplain blocked a two-lane bridge carrying traffic over the Ohio River.
Two journalists were arrested at the July 17 protest on Roebling Bridge. Advocates say these felony charges violate the U.S. Constitution.
Two members of the press, a reporter and a photography intern, were among the at least 13 people arrested at a protest against the immigration detention of a former hospital chaplain. The protesters blocked a two-lane bridge over the Ohio River in Cinnacitti, according to the Associated Press.
The man accused of attacking an independent journalist during a demonstration in Seattle protesting ICE is now in police custody.
Journalist Sultan Eylem Keleş has been sentenced to 8 months and 10 days in prison for "resisting a public official to prevent them from performing their duty" during her coverage of a 2020 workers' protest in İstanbul.
Salvadoran journalist, Mario Guevara, arrested covering a June protest, is still being held by ICE despite judge's order to release him.
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Latin Times on MSNICE Rejected Bond Payment From Latino Journalist Detained White Covering a ProtestGuevara was charged with obstruction, pedestrian walking in or along a roadway and unlawful assembly. A video of his arrest shows him wearing a vest with the word "PRESS" on it and telling an officer that he is a "member of the media."