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.
"Russia Today" journalists arrested in U.S. while filming protest
14:11 GMT 24.11.2010 (Updated: 19:53 GMT 19.10.2022)
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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.
