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Indigenous reporter's charge must be dropped: Amnesty International, press freedom organizations

edmontonjournal.com Indigenous reporter's charge must be dropped: Amnesty International, press freedom organizations

Journalism and human rights organizations are calling for criminal charges against an Indigenous reporter arrested in Edmonton to be dropped

Indigenous reporter's charge must be dropped: Amnesty International, press freedom organizations

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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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