Pending charges from the Republican Convention against Amy Goodman and two producers from Democracy Now! were dropped on Friday.

 

The St. Paul City Attorney’s office announced Friday it will not prosecute Democracy Now! journalists Amy Goodman, Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman also issued a statement Friday that “the city will decline to prosecute misdemeanor charges for presence at an unlawful assembly for journalists arrested during the Republican National Convention.”

Both announcements come two weeks after the conclusion of the Republican National Convention where over 40 journalists were arrested while reporting on protests taking place outside the convention center.

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There is now an on-line gallery of photos I took at the Democratic Convention. It's not particularly edited or labeled, but all of the photos are available,  They are organized by day. I'll label more of the photos over the next few days.