US EditionWhy the Death of Reporter Ruben Salazar 55 Years Ago Resonates with Journalists Covering LA Protests Today
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Why the death of reporter Ruben Salazar 55 years ago resonates with journalists covering LA protests today
At least half a dozen journalists have been struck by police projectiles while covering protests in LA. In 1970, reporter Ruben Salazar died after being struck by a tear-gas cannister.
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxNGOs show concern about the number of journalists who have been injured while covering protests against raids in Los Angeles.
On Monday, 9 June, a CNN team was arrested by the Los Angeles police while covering riots against Trump's migration policy. On the same day, a photographer from the New York Post and an Australian journalist were targeted by flashball shots. At least 31 cases of violence against journalists have been reported by RSF since 6 June, 27 of them involving law enforcement officials.
According to information verified by RSF with the help of its local partner, the Los Angeles Press Club, there have been at least 27 incidents of violence against journalists during the protests since June 6.
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