Both were covering land defenders who were blocking an access road used by Coastal GasLink pipeline workers. And the rights of Indigenous people to be on the land must be discussed simultaneously as reporters’ rights to cover the issues, said Morin. Toledano and Bracken’s arrests are in line with more recent incidents of reporters being arrested while covering Indigenous rights. In 2016, journalist Justin Brake was charged in criminal and civil court in Newfoundland and Labrador while covering Indigenous land defenders at Muskrat Falls. That makes freedom of the press to cover stories involving Indigenous land issues even more vital,” he stated.

Source: thestar November 22, 2021 17:01 UTC