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Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 1, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Turkish journalist hospitalized after assault at NYC immigration court

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: L. Vural Elibol (Anadolu Agency [Turkey])

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

NYC photojournalist shoved to ground by federal officers at immigration court

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Olga Fedorova (The Associated Press)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Reporter shoved by federal officers outside immigration court in NYC

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Moses (amNewYork)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist hit in face while covering Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 30, 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Katie Daviscourt (The Post Millennial)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Chicago TV reporter shot at with pepper ball while driving outside ICE facility

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 28, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Asal Rezaei (WBBM-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist loses camera lens while covering Illinois ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Unknown

Photographer shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility, camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Dave Decker (Zuma Press)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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