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Photojournalist assaulted while covering Andrew Yang mayoral campaign

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 26, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photographer assaulted while documenting anti-police protest in Manhattan

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Sam Costanza (New York Daily News)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

New York federal court quashes subpoena of legal news site Above the Law

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 1, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Breaking Media Inc.

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Police shove Wall Street Journal reporter during post-election protest in New York

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 5, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Honan (Wall Street Journal)

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

Police shove 1010 WINS reporter during post-election protest in New York

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 5, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Roger Stern (1010 WINS)

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

Brazilian photojournalist arrested during NYC election protest

Incident Details

Updated On: November 12, 2020
Date of Incident: November 4, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Gabriel Boaz Munhoz (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: pedestrians on roadways

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 12, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 12, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

NYPD arrests, assaults photojournalist during protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 22, 2021
Date of Incident: November 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Chae Kihn (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: pedestrians on roadways

Nov. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jan. 22, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Sharon Churcher (The Mail on Sunday)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Pending

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