Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas and Jail: Ferguson Police Crack Down on Journalists Covering Protests | Democracy Now!

From Democracy Now!

"Protests over the fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown have continued for a 10th night in Ferguson, Missouri. The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Ferguson Police Department to stop harassing and detaining journalists. At least 11 journalists have been detained while covering the protests sparked by the shooting of Brown. We speak to Ryan Devereaux of The Intercept. On Monday night covering the demonstrations, he was shot by a rubber bullet, arrested and jailed overnight."

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