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Freelance photojournalist arrested at anti-deportation protest in Indiana

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 18, 2025
Location: Gary, Indiana
Targets: Matthew Kaplan (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Gary Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending

Obstruction: resisting law enforcement

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending

Trespassing: criminal trespass

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending
Detention Date →: January 18, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Investigative journalist arrested at New Mexico campus encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: August 2, 2024
Date of Incident: May 15, 2024
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Targets: Bryant Furlow (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: University of New Mexico Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: wrongful use of public property

May 15, 2024: Charges pending

Aug. 2, 2024: Charges dropped

Trespassing: criminal trespass

May 15, 2024: Charges pending

Aug. 2, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 15, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist arrested while covering New Mexico campus encampment

Incident Details

Updated On: August 2, 2024
Date of Incident: May 15, 2024
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Targets: Tara Armijo-Prewitt (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: University of New Mexico Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: wrongful use of public property

May 15, 2024: Charges pending

Aug. 2, 2024: Charges dropped

Trespassing: criminal trespass

May 15, 2024: Charges pending

Aug. 2, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 15, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Student journalist arrested while covering protest at Dartmouth College

Incident Details

Updated On: May 7, 2024
Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Targets: Alesandra Gonzales (The Dartmouth)

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

May 1, 2024: Charges pending

May 7, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 1, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Dartmouth journalist arrested while reporting on campus protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 7, 2024
Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Targets: Charlotte Hampton (The Dartmouth)

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

May 1, 2024: Charges pending

May 7, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 1, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer arrested while filming pro-Palestinian protest at University of Texas

Incident Details

Updated On: April 30, 2024
Date of Incident: April 24, 2024
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Carlos Sanchez (KTBC)

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? →: Yes

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

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