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June 5, 2020

Press Freedom Groups Document Rampant Police Violence Against Journalists in Protests
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International press freedom groups are expressing alarm over the rampant
mistreatment of journalists covering the protests over the past 10 days.
Reporters have been shot with rubber bullets and pepper spray, arrested
live on air and assaulted with riot shields. The Committee to Protect
Journalists has compiled a list of 250 cases of press freedom
violations. The ACLU of Minnesota has filed a class-action lawsuit over
the targeting of journalists. 


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