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Arizona radio reporter arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in Tucson

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 30, 2023
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Alisa Reznick (KJZZ)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Nov. 30, 2023: Charges pending
Detention Date →: November 30, 2023
Release Date →: November 30, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

St. Louis TV reporter shot with pellet gun, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Andy Banker (KTVI)

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

St. Louis TV crew shot at with pellet guns, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Brian Ledford (KTVI)

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

Boston reporter grabbed from behind while on camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 18, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Grant Hermes (WHDH-TV)

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

Freelance journalist detained while reporting on climate activists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Will Allen-DuPraw (News2Share)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: National Gallery of Art Protection Services
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Freelancer tear-gassed, shoved while reporting on Atlanta forest protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 13, 2023
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Carlos Berríos Polanco (Freelance)

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

Czech TV reporter, cameraman robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bohumil Vostal (Česká Televize)

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

Equipment Broken →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Recording equipment, 4
Actor →: Private individual

Czech TV cameraman, reporter robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Milan Nosek (Česká Televize)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Camera equipment, 11

Camera lens, 2

Equipment bag, 1

External battery, 3

Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Storage device, 2
Actor →: Private individual

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