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United States: CFWIJ Condemns The Unlawful Arrest Of Ayano Nagaishi And Alison Cutler

May 20, 2021- Ayano Nagaishi and Alison Cutler, watchdog reporters associated with The News Leader were arrested on Wednesday, May 19. Both women journalists were wearing their press vests when they were arrested while covering a protest in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The protest was held against the decision of a prosecutor for not convicting three sheriffs for shooting an unarmed black man, Andrew Brown Jr. last month. Ayano Nagaishi was live-tweeting her coverage from the protests. She was tweeting how police were arresting the protesters.

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