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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

‘I felt kidnapped’: Canada police sued for arresting photographer covering protest

A militarized police officer looks into a tiny house after police broke the door with an axe and a chainsaw at Coyote Camp in Wet’suwet’en territory (Gidimt’en clan territory) near Houston, British Columbia, in November 2021.
A militarized police officer looks into a tiny house after police broke the door with an axe and a chainsaw at Coyote Camp in Wet’suwet’en territory (Gidimt’en clan territory) near Houston, British Columbia, in November 2021. Photograph: Amber Bracken

A Canadian environmental publication has announced plans to sue the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), arguing it violated the rights of a photojournalist after she was arrested and detained while on the job.

The lawsuit, if successful, could have significant implications for Canadian journalists reporting in areas where police try to limit both public and media access.

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