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Photographer says he was targeted by police with projectiles and tear gas during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter shoved by Portland police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Freelance photojournalist hit by police paint projectile while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Portland photojournalist struck with pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Photojournalist says Portland police seized GoPro as ‘evidence’ during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Independent journalist pushed, hit with munitions by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Portland journalist arrested, his equipment damaged and seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 1, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 17, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Photojournalist struck multiple times by crowd-control munitions fired by federal agents

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

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