"Russia Today" journalists arrested in US while filming human rights activists - RIA Novosti 101124

U.S. nationals Kaelyn Forde and Jon Conway, who are employees of the Moscow-based Russia Today (RT) TV channel, were arrested on Saturday after covering a protest near Fort Benning Army Base in Columbus, Georgia, "despite complying with the police demand not to come close to the gates of the base," the network said.
The crew, which was filming an annual protest by human rights activists against a U.S. Defense Department training program for Latin American police, was released after posting $1,300 bail.
Several International organizations protecting journalists and their rights condemned the arrest.

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[basili565]

shit....... if that happend in venezuela nato will bomb chavez lol double face north american!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RPK74m]

You get in bed with a Russian Government owned operation, you will be treated as a spy.

[11MRKARL]

WELCOME BACK TO THE GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL UNITED STATES. THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES AND DEMOCRACY.

[exporms]

@VendPrekmurec If im in a cave you are behind the iron curtin,Putin is making himself the president and he is An EX-KGB agent and was a memeber of the communist party.Russain is tback to its USSR days. Putin himself said it was a mistake to fall apart and wants to recreatenit, like how they attacked the georgia people.

[JamesWorley]

She continues to refer to herself as We and Us.

It appears that only she was arrested and not her camera person.

Who is this We and Us she continues to mention.

Does she had multiple personalities?

[VendPrekmurec]

@exporms Are you living in a cave?

[blccleaning]

how come you did not show where they todl you to leave 5 times. In communist country you would never be able to put this vidio out. what about that miss.

[exporms]

LMAO.the last people on earth should be talking about civil rights.. russia today.. russia is still the USSR and the communists are still around...

[DarthRidiculous1]

& FURTHERMORE she is lying about not hearing what the Police said about charges-the defendant is standing RIGHT NEXT TO the arresting officer in front of the Judge in Columbus, GA Recorder's Court proceedings. She was charged with unlawful assembly cuz she abandoned her role as a "journalist" and took the stance of a protester. As long as they obey the law, nothing happens to them. If not, why weren't the people obeying arrested too? They're lenient on the assembly law long as u obey other laws.

[DarthRidiculous1]

also, don't ya just love how the video is edited to start AFTER she was told multiple times to get out of the road? Her agenda was not for unbiased news purposes.