Canadian Journalist arrested in mass arrests while covering protests in NYC, kept in custody for two days

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June 12, 2020, New York City, NY-- With the curfews put in place in large cities across the United States, reports of mass arrests have been surging. Among them was a Canadian reporter who traveled to NYC to cover the unrest, Anna Slatz with Rebel News, a Canadian news site.

Slatz was detained for two days after being arrested for “disorderly conduct” after she said police grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the ground outside a looted Zara in Midtown on June 2nd. She repeatedly screamed "media is exempted" while officers screamed at her, "go the [expletive] home!" according to her video. She said she was ferried between holding cells in Brooklyn and Manhattan, subsisting on moldy sandwiches with a dozen other women.

Slatz was released after over 36 hours under custody.

Demonstrations sparked across United States after murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, in the pursuit of justice. With numerous police forces deployed to protest sites, journalists face constant threat of violence, arrest and censorship. Hundreds of journalists have reported to have faced attempts at censorship, verbal attacks, blatant threats and police violence. Hundreds of journalists have been arrested while on duty and black journalists who take the ongoing civil unrest very personally are especially targeted. CFWIJ follows the events closely with great concern.