Texas police detain, charge FOX 7 Austin journalist covering pro-Palestinian protest
by @pressfreedom
@pressfreedom— New York, April 25, 2024 — Texas authorities should immediately drop all charges against a FOX 7 Austin journalist detained while covering a pro-Palestinian protest and take steps to ensure journalists can do their jobs safely and without interference, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday. Law enforcement officers arrested a FOX 7 Austin photographer
MSNBC—Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters on UT Austin campus. Several arrests were reported on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin after police ordered a group of pro-Palestinian protesters to disperse.
Houston Public Media—Police again arrest pro-Palestinian protesters setting up camp at UT Austin. Near the start of Monday's protest, UT Police issued two orders to disperse, accusing protesters of disorderly conduct and trespassing, and threatening arrest.
WNYC—Newshour, Boston police detain 100 people at a pro-Palestinian protest. About 100 people have been detained at Northeastern University in the US city of Boston as police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest. It's the latest standoff in a wave of pro-Palestinian sit-ins at campuses around the United States.Also in the programme: A resident of Haiti tells us he wants his country to be "occupied" to stop gang violence; and celebrations in South Africa marking 30 years since the first ever free and fair election in 1994.(Photo: Police watch as pro-Palestinian students...