On July 1 The Independent's Chief US Correspondent Andrew Buncombe was arrested while covering a police operation to clear Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle. 


In this first episode of a brand new podcast series Behind the Headlines he recounts his experience, which included officers ignoring him when he was struggling to breathe and being assaulted by a guard in jail. 


You can read Andrew's full story here: independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/journalist-arrest-seattle-chaz-protest-police-prison-black-lives-matter-a9606846.html


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