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10 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: A jury in Iowa is deliberating the fate today of a journalist who stands trial for doing her job. PEN America demands prosecutors drop the charges—a conviction would be an attack on press freedom everywhere. bit.ly/3eqlwvG
BREAKING: In a win for press freedom, journalist Andrea Sahouri has been acquitted. Our statement forthcoming. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202…
“These were absurd charges to bring in the first place, which flew in the face of Andrea Sahouri’s First Amendment rights and press freedom," said @AttorneyNora. pen.org/press-release/…
@AttorneyNora "It is welcome news that the jury found her not guilty and acquitted her on all counts. Today is a good day for our free press and one for officials to remember in exercising the rule of law.”

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