On: Murders of Journalists Doubled in 2020

[klyrs]

> What makes you so sure that these people were arrested for telling the truth?

> But according to the article, most arrests happened in connection with Black Lives Matter protests.

Kinda answered your own question here. Journalists were arrested for being present at newsworthy events, recording the truth as it unfolded before them

[meragrin_ → klyrs]

Most probably weren't even arrested. Just "detained" while detaining the group of protestors they were amongst.