INTERVIEW: Independent journalist ARRESTED by police during Quebec protest
During the last frontline workers protest on October 15, several people were arrested — one of them being Jean-François Déry, an independent reporter.
Everything happened when the protest took a different turn. For those who have seen the report in question, Mr. Amalega, a renowned freedom fighter in Quebec, had proposed during his speech to extend the event to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital.
It is then that Mr. Déry immediately rushed to the scene and made it behind the police officers for a better point of view. This unfortunately was not well received by Quebec’s police force, the SPVQ.
They asked him to move back, which he did. Things ended in a pretty intense arrest.
Why is it that independent reporters are being targeted by the police? Freedom of the press is essential in order to maintain a democracy.
Alexandra Lavoie
Quebec based Journalist
Alexa graduated with a degree in biology from Laval University. Throughout her many travels, she has seen political instability as well as corruption. While she witnessed social disorder on a daily basis, she has always been a defender of society’s most vulnerable. She’s been around the world several times, and now joins Rebel News to shed light on today’s biggest stories.
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