- The British ambassador to the US has launched an official complaint over the arrest of an Independent journalist covering protests in Seattle - Journalist Andrew Buncombe was shackled, assaulted and detained for more than six hours after being accused of “failing to disperse” in Seattle. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seattle-journalist-arrested-andrew-buncombe-us-state-department-complaint-white-house-a9614541.html 1216 comments worldnews
- White House informed of British ambassador’s complaint over Independent journalist’s arrest https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seattle-journalist-arrested-andrew-buncombe-us-state-department-complaint-white-house-a9614541.html 19 comments worldnews
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- I was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s America | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/journalist-arrest-seattle-chaz-protest-police-prison-black-lives-matter-a9606846.html 3601 comments
- Seattle mayor and police chief told to remedy ‘unacceptable’ arrest of Independent journalist | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seattle-journalist-arrested-andrew-buncombe-trump-mayor-police-a9613736.html 63 comments