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"title": "Journalist hit with projectiles, shoved while covering Portland protest",
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"body": "<div class=\"block-rich_text\"><p data-block-key=\"lhsuy\">Journalist Jasper Florence was struck with pepper balls fired by law enforcement officers while covering protests in Portland, Oregon, on the night of July 25, 2020.</p><p data-block-key=\"edo2c\">The protests were among many demonstrations that broke out in response to police violence and in support of Black Lives Matter following the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is <a href=\"/blog/blm-and-unprecedented-aggressions-against-media/\">documenting assaults, arrests and other incidents</a> involving journalists covering protests across the country.</p><p data-block-key=\"7b8fx\">Law enforcement officers in Portland had targeted journalists since the outbreak of the demonstrations, according to a <a href=\"https://aclu-or.org/en/cases/index-newspapers-llc-v-city-portland\">class-action lawsuit</a> filed in June by the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon. The case resulted in a temporary restraining order on July 2 barring the Portland police from harming or impeding journalists, which was <a href=\"https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-ordered-not-to-assault-arrest-journalists-in-portland/\">expanded to include federal agents</a> later that month.</p><p data-block-key=\"2c4dk\">The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t responded to requests for comment on any incidents involving its officers. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which operates under DHS, referred the Tracker to the DHS for comment.</p><p data-block-key=\"lnkj1\">Florence was hit with pepper balls while they were documenting confrontations at the courthouse. In photos shared on Twitter, residue from pepper balls could be seen on an equipment bag on Florence’s hip and staining their pants. Their press identification is also visible.</p></div>\n<div class=\"block-tweet\"><div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n <div>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Theese are from last night as I was heading out, you can clearly see I was shot in the chest hip and waist area, I had taken my press badge off my vest at that point but this occured pretty early into th night<br>They (feds/ppb)seriously don't care<br>1/ <a href=\"https://t.co/QLfQMNQWwd\">pic.twitter.com/QLfQMNQWwd</a></p>— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JFlorencePDX/status/1287492682017775616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n</div>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"block-rich_text\"><p data-block-key=\"mw5rk\">Florence told the Tracker that law enforcement officers confronting protesters at the courthouse were firing “fairly indiscriminately” into protesters that night. Florence was wearing press markings, but said they didn’t feel targeted.</p><p data-block-key=\"2fr7o\">“They were trying to fire at the protesters, but they didn’t really think about how they were firing,” Florence said. “It was a caught-in-the-crossfire kind of thing.”</p></div>\n<div class=\"block-tweet\"><div class=\"tweet-embed\">\n <div>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">(explitive warning) This clip sucks but I had my camera on a canister that rolled and stopped near me when I looked up they were already firing pepper balls,<br>Also sorry every time I get hit my immediate reaction is just swearing so bear with me here on that 2/ <a href=\"https://t.co/i84ShdwFyU\">pic.twitter.com/i84ShdwFyU</a></p>— Jasper Florence (They/Them) (@JFlorencePDX) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JFlorencePDX/status/1287496582741467137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2020</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n\n</div>\n\n</div>\n</div>\n<div class=\"block-rich_text\"><p data-block-key=\"4e4ts\">Florence wasn’t sure how many times they got hit and described the injuries as minor, leaving bruises for several days. They were wearing a paintball vest, which helped protect their chest from pepper-ball impacts. Florence continued to work after being struck.</p></div>",
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"title": "Photographer pepper sprayed while covering Seattle protest",
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"title": "Commonwealth Times editor detained while covering Richmond protest",
"url": "https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/commonwealth-times-editor-detained-while-covering-richmond-protest/",
"first_published_at": "2020-12-06T14:32:15.168069Z",
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"title": "Journalist shoved by federal agent while covering Portland protest",
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"title": "Photojournalist hit with tear gas canister",
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"title": "Photojournalist hit twice with pepper balls while covering a Portland protest",
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"title": "Videographer struck numerous times by federal officers in Portland",
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