From: http://www.islamicity.com/m/news_frame.asp?Frame=1&referenceID=62554
After Occupy Journalist Arrests, US Plummets in Global Press
Freedom Rankings
- Common Dreams staff
Reporters Without Borders has
released its annual World Press Freedom Index and the United States fell
27 points to No. 47 on the list. Why? "more than 25 [reporters] were subjected
to arrests and beatings at the hands of police" during Occupy movement
protests.
Journalist Kristyna Wentz-Graff, whose
press badge is visible, was arrested while covering an Occupy protest in
November. "The worldwide wave of protests in 2011 also swept
through the New World. It dragged the United States (47th) and Chile (80th) down
the index, costing them 27 and 47 places respectively. The crackdown on protest
movements and the accompanying excesses took their toll on journalists. In the
space of two months in the United States, more than 25 were subjected to arrests
and beatings at the hands of police who were quick to issue indictments for
inappropriate behavior, public nuisance or even lack of accreditation."
Free Press reports:
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama
called for a “renewal of American values.” However, over the course of his
wide-ranging speech, he made no mention of one core value: the fundamental role
of the free press in America.
This absence was highlighted this morning when Reporters
Without Borders released its 2011–2012 global Press Freedom Index. After months of journalist arrests and
press suppression at Occupy Wall Street-inspired protests, the United States has
dropped significantly in the rankings.
According to this report, the U.S. has dropped 27 places to
47th in the world. This is especially troubling as we head into an election year
which is sure to spark new conflicts between police and press covering rallies,
protests and political events.
And these Occupy arrests are not isolated incidents.
According to organizations like the Society for Professional Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association and the Committee to Protect
Journalists, the arrests at Occupy events are part of a growing trend in the
U.S. and worldwide.
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After Muslims went in big revolution and taking the Bullets on their chests, the wicked Hilary (Farkoka) and Obama (Farkok) who are hired by Israel jumped in and brought to us the Mubarak guy Tantweey in power to slow the revolution and see what to do next to hijack it. It is war of the west against Islam. If you stand against them you are a terrorist, even occupy wall street people they gathered them in Jail. It is the elites and their wicked politicians against the rest of us particularly Muslims.
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