The month of May, 2020, saw protests centered on racial equality throughout America.  I covered a couple here in Fishers.

In late May, there was a large demonstration in Iowa.  A reporter for the Des Moines Register, the largest newspaper in the state, was arrested while trying to cover the event.

The reporter’s name is Andrea Sahouri and her trial began today (Monday) in Iowa.

It should be noted that many reporters were arrested during demonstrations throughout the nation in 2020, but they were always released with charges dropped once it was confirmed that they were journalists simply covering the event.

However, In Sahouri’s case, the local prosecutor has pressed the charges anyway and here we are at trial.

According to the Associated Press, the case is resulted in international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.

From all the facts I have seen about this case, Andrea Sahouri was just doing her job, covering a demonstration.  I will be watching this trial closely.