The arrest of a journalist in the United States for covering the demonstrations of supporters of Palestine
An American journalist was arrested by the police for covering the pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Arizona. |
According to the international group Tasnim News Agency
Alyssa Resnick, a reporter for radio station KJZZ, was arrested by police outside the Rayton facility at the University of Arizona while covering a small pro-Palestinian demonstration.
The images of the arrest of this female reporter show that the police took her by the hand and took her out of the crowd of demonstrators and led her to her car. Meanwhile, he is explaining his duties to the police officer.
According to this report, he was wearing special clothes and He was identifiable as a journalist and was carrying a large camera.
Accordingly, he along with 25 Palestinian protesters continued The crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the innocent people of Gaza were transferred to the police department and hours later he was released on the criminal charge of entering the university campus illegally.
He was arrested when the demonstrators were asked to leave the university campus. The police should allow journalists reasonable access to events and incidents, and no unnecessary or arbitrary obstacles should be imposed on their work flow.
Freedom Union The Civil Rights of the State of Arizona called the arrest of this journalist deeply disturbing and stated that the arrest of journalists while performing their job duties and providing public information is a clear violation of the Constitution.
Publisher | Tasnim News |