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Reporter arrested while covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotest in Kalamazoo

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Targets: Samuel Robinson (MLive)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Blocking traffic: impeding traffic

Aug. 15, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 16, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer says was assaulted twice by Chicago police during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dominic Gwinn (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist repeatedly pushed by a police officer while covering a rally in Georgia

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Targets: Anissa Matlock (Freelance)

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

Livestreamer says his equipment damaged by law enforcement officer in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jon Ziegler (RebZ.tv)

Equipment Broken →: Camera equipment, 1

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

Journalist shoved by police officers while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist’s equipment searched while reporting on Chicago protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Raven Geary (Independent)

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Police officers rushed, shoved journalist covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jacob Prescott (Independent)

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