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Independent journalist arrested, shoved at Oregon university protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 23, 2025
Date of Incident: May 2, 2024
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

May 2, 2024: Charges pending

Jan. 23, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 2, 2024
Release Date →: May 3, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Police shove journalist covering pro-Palestinian protest outside NYC campus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Smith (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Photojournalist violently arrested while documenting UT Austin protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 24, 2024
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Joseph Rushmore (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Texas Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

April 24, 2024: Charges pending

April 25, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: April 24, 2024
Release Date →: April 25, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Student photojournalist knocked down by police at UT Austin protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 24, 2024
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Manoo Sirivelu (The Daily Texan)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Cinematographer detained while documenting LA reproductive rights protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jean (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Tulsa multimedia journalist shot with pellet gun while preparing for live shot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 16, 2022
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Katie Keleher (KJRH-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 12, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Videographer hit with crowd-control munitions while covering viral TikTok gathering

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2021
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

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