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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

Reporter repeatedly shoved by police officers while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Updated On: May 6, 2022
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: OJD:20-cv-23349
Targets: Robert Evans (iHeart Radio & Bellingcat)
Case Status: Settled
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

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

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

Investigative reporter hit by munition while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Updated On: May 6, 2022
Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: OJD:20-cv-23349
Targets: Robert Evans (iHeart Radio & Bellingcat)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

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

Colorado magazine editor hit in groin by rubber bullet while covering protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 7, 2022
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:20-cv-01878
Targets: Johnathen Duran (Yellow Scene Magazine)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

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