Over 120 arrested at North Dakota pipeline protests, including journalists

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Over 120 arrested at North Dakota pipeline protests, including journalists

Reporters and activists accused police of stifling free speech,
saying they aggressively targeted nonviolent protesters with
batons and pepper spray

Sam Levin in San Francisco
Tuesday 25 October 2016 21.49 BST

North Dakota police arrested more than 120 people over the weekend at Native American oil pipeline protests, including film-makers and journalists, prompting accusations that law enforcement officials are stifling free speech and using excessive force against peaceful protesters.

There were increasingly tense clashes between police and demonstrators against the Dakota access pipeline, which the Standing Rock Sioux tribe says is a threat to its water supply and cultural heritage.

Reporters and protesters recently released from jail told the Guardian that police aggressively targeted nonviolent demonstrators with batons and pepper spray and indiscriminately arrested journalists and film-makers before issuing “riot” and “criminal trespassing” charges.

“I’ve covered conflicts overseas, and I never imagined I would see this kind of show of force against peaceful people,” said Jihan Hafiz, a freelance journalist who was arrested hours after she arrived on Saturday. “This is the kind of thing you see in the Middle East.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/25/north-dakota-oil-pipeline-protest-arrests-journalists-filmmakers

[sagetea]

1. I wish I knew how to embed videos

So many videos of what the they did to the peaceful protectors. It was horrible what those who claim to serve and protect did to these people.


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[roody]

2. How about some links?

It was covered on Democracy Now.

[sagetea]

3. The videos I have

Are personal ones, however shared on Facebook and MeWe. Not really sure if those would be taken seriously here.


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