Independent photojournalist Javier Soriano was arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City on March 30, 2024, according to social media posts and court records reviewed by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
In a post on social media, Soriano wrote that he was arrested by New York Police Department officers while covering a “Land Day” march from Manhattan’s City Hall Park to Union Square to commemorate a deadly 1976 protest in Israel over the seizure of Palestinian land.
The photojournalist could clearly be seen wearing press credentials at the time of his arrest in a photo captured by Neil Constantine, a photojournalist for the monthly newspaper The Indypendent.
Soriano was charged with walking in the roadway, according to court records. He told the Tracker that he opted to move forward with a trial during his initial appearance hearing on April 18, but declined to comment further. His bench trial is scheduled for May 2.
This content originally appeared on U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database and was authored by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: Incident Database.
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