Courtside for Amber Bracken v. RCMP Trial ft. Ethan Cox and Camilo Ruiz (Podcast)
Reports from two journalists following The Narwhal and Amber Bracken case
This week on The North State, I spoke with co-founder and editor of Ricochet Media Ethan Cox and independent photojournalist Camilo Ruiz about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken's ongoing lawsuit against the RCMP for wrongful arrest. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here.
Description
The Narwhal and Amber Bracken are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest. Officers held Bracken for multiple days after raiding a Wet'suwet'en land defender camp in unceded territory. It's one of the most consequential cases for press freedom in Canada... so what's the deal with the lack of coverage? This week, Ethan cox, co-founder and editor at Ricochet Media and Camilo Ruiz, independent journalist who has covered every day of the trial for his Instagram, join Scott to discuss the wider context of the case, the limitations of court decisions and why it's important to hold the RCMP to task.
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Source and Further Reading
On the front lines of ‘the war within Canada’s borders’ - Al Jazeera
Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C. - CBC News
RCMP was ‘unreasonable’ when setting up exclusion zones around Fairy Creek protest - APTN News
The C-IRG: the resource extraction industry’s best ally - Briarpatch Magazine
Report details ‘intimidation and harassment’ of Wet’suwet’en people by RCMP protecting pipeline company - IndigiNews
News outlet, journalist file lawsuit against RCMP for wrongful B.C. arrests - Global News
RCMP insist photojournalist arrested at pipeline protest was defying injunction - National Observer
‘I felt kidnapped’: Canada police sued for arresting photographer covering protest - The Guardian
RCMP tried to get photojournalist Amber Bracken charged and detained without bail, documents show - The Globe and Mail
4 things we learned from the court case challenging the RCMP’s treatment of journalists at Fairy Creek logging blockades - The Narwhal
A journalist arrested in Canada for trying to do their job? - The Narwhal
Video captures RCMP officer pointing gun at Indigenous pipeline opponents at northern B.C. camp - Global News
Media harder to identify, RCMP official tells court in press freedom lawsuit - CBC News
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism - The Tyee
Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show - The Guardian
Canada’s surveillance regime targets Indigenous peoples - Ricochet
Emails reveal how the RCMP changed its story about arresting journalists in Wet’suwet’en raid - The Narwhal
Canada: Police can’t decide who is and isn’t a journalist - Reporters Without Borders
CAJ stands with Amber Bracken as landmark press freedom trial begins - Canadian Association of Journalists
RCMP ignores legal precedent, Charter rights, in continued campaign to persecute Canadian journalist - Canadian Association of Journalists
