Free Press
Sept 2, 2008
Police in St. Paul arrested several journalists yesterday, including Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and an AP photographer as they were covering protests of the Republican National Convention. And earlier this weekend, police raided a meeting of the video journalists’ group I-Witness with firearms drawn to arrest independent media, bloggers and videomakers.
Fill out the form below to demand that press intimidation cease immediately and that all charges be dropped. Your message will be delivered to:
* St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
* Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner
* St. Paul City Attorney John Choi
* Host Committee of the Republican National Convention
Free Press: Stop the Arrests of Journalists. Sign the Letter..
see
MinnPost: Scenes from the March in St. Paul
Democracy Now!’s Report on Their Arrests
Response to RNC Unrest Press Conf + Mass Arrest + Explosions
Amy Goodman Released After Illegal Arrest at RNC
Hot Day in St. Paul + Press Conference On Amy Goodman’s Arrest
Filed under: Action Alert, Civil Rights, Dandelion Salad News or Politics, Journalists, Media, Police State, Politics, Protests Tagged: | Activism - Protests - Boycotts, Journalism or Journalists, RNC - St Paul-Minneapolis MN
















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