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Indigenous reporter's charge must be dropped: Amnesty International, press freedom organizations
edmontonjournal.comSome context from the top of the article:
Journalism and human rights organizations are calling for police to drop criminal charges against a reporter arrested in Edmonton this month.
On Jan. 10, award-winning Indigenous journalist and author Brandi Morin was arrested and charged with obstructing a peace officer during the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) clearing of an Indigenous encampment at Rowland Road and 95 Street. The criminal charge carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison upon conviction.
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