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Independent photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 5, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Independent)

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

Jan. 5, 2021: Charges pending

Jan. 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist’s camera damaged during arrest in Portland

Incident Details

Updated On: January 31, 2021
Date of Incident: November 5, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Clementson Supriyadi (Freelance)

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

Nov. 5, 2020: Charges pending

Jan. 31, 2021: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 5, 2020: Charges pending

Jan. 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Social media journalist arrested while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 28, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Chris Khatami (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct in the second degree

Sep. 29, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 30, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sep. 29, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 30, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 29, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist arrested while covering a Portland protest, equipment confiscated and damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 26, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: John (Full Revolution Media)

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

Sep. 27, 2020: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped

Obstruction: harassment of an officer

Sep. 27, 2020: Charges pending

Apr. 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 26, 2020
Release Date →: September 27, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 2

Equipment bag, 1

Protective equipment, 1

External battery, 1

Miscellaneous equipment, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Journalist arrested while reporting on homeless encampment in Oregon

Incident Details

Updated On: September 20, 2022
Date of Incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Medford, Oregon
Case number: 1:22-cv-01416
Targets: April Ehrlich (Jefferson Public Radio)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Medford Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Sep. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 26, 2022: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sep. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Sep. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 30, 2022: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protests, her phone damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rach Wilde (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Sep. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 7, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sep. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 7, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 7, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Freelance journalist arrested while covering Portland protests, despite injunction against police

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Andrew Jankowski (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct in the second degree

Jul. 18, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 1, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 18, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1

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

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