The arrest of one photojournalist during 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Atlanta has led to changes in the way the city is expected to treat working journalists during a curfew.
The city will pay a $105,000 settlement to freelancer Sharif Hassan. Police arrested Hassan as he was taking pictures two minutes after an imposed 9 p.m. curfew went into effect, according to the federal lawsuit.
Lawyers say he was repeatedly identifying himself as a working journalist, but was forced to the ground and handcuffed. Meanwhile, lawyers say other journalists were allowed to continue working in the same area.
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