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Independent journalist arrested, charged over Minnesota protest coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 30, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Georgia Fort (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Drug Enforcement Administration
Charges →: Conspiracy: conspiracy against right of religious freedom at place of worship

Jan. 29, 2026: Charges pending

Obstruction: injure, intimidate and interfere with exercise of right of religious freedom at place of worship

Jan. 29, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: January 30, 2026
Release date →: January 30, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

Jan. 29, 2026: Pending

Jan. 30, 2026: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Don Lemon arrested, charged over covering Minnesota church protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 29, 2026
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Targets: Don Lemon (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Homeland Security Investigations
Charges →: Obstruction: injure, intimidate and interfere with exercise of right of religious freedom at place of worship

Jan. 29, 2026: Charges pending

Conspiracy: conspiracy against right of religious freedom at place of worship

Jan. 29, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: January 29, 2026
Release date →: January 30, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

Jan. 29, 2026: Pending

Jan. 29, 2026: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Video journalist shoved, threatened with arrest by federal agents in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 28, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (The Associated Press)

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

Reporter struck with impact projectiles while covering Oregon protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Agostinho Da Silva (The [Lane Community College] Torch)

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

Reporter grabbed, thrown to the ground by federal officer in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 25, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Status Coup)

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

Anchor shoved, pepper-sprayed by federal agents after Minnesota killing

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Jana Shortal (KARE)

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

Border Patrol agent shoves journalist into protesters in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Nick Valencia (Independent)

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

Independent journalist clipped by tear gas canisters at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Nick Valencia (Independent)

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

Journalist doused with pepper spray by federal officers in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

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

NY Times Magazine writer subpoenaed over article in federal trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 23, 2026
Location: Greenbelt, Maryland
Targets: Jeffrey Toobin (The New York Times Magazine)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 23, 2026: Pending

Jan. 27, 2026: Objected to
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

NY Times Magazine researcher subpoenaed over article in federal trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 23, 2026
Location: Greenbelt, Maryland
Targets: Rudy Lee (The New York Times Magazine)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 23, 2026: Pending

Jan. 27, 2026: Objected to
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

DOD contractor charged with leaking classified documents to reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 22, 2026
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Alleged recipient of leak →: Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post)
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Harmeet Dhillon targets journalists as assistant attorney general

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 18, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Don Lemon (Independent), Unidentified producer 2 (Independent)

Chilling Statement

Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 15, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, Stars and Stripes, The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Photographer arrested, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal officers

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 15, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: John Abernathy (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Charges →: Obstruction: impeding and obstructing normal access

Jan. 15, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: January 15, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI, devices seized

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Incident Details

Updated on: January 21, 2026
Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Targets: Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post)

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 2

Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Status of equipment →: In custody
Search warrant obtained →: Yes

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 14, 2026: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Washington Post subpoenaed as part of DOJ leak investigation

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 14, 2026: Pending
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

CNN correspondent covering ICE protest hit with crowd-control munition

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Whitney Wild (CNN)

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

Photojournalist struck in the head by projectile at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Zach Roberts (Status Coup)

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

Nevada judge briefly restricts media coverage of high-profile trial

Recently updated

Incident Details

Updated on: January 21, 2026
Date of incident: January 13, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Media

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

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