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Student journalist injured in targeted attack at UCLA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Catherine Hamilton (Daily Bruin)

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

Student journalist sprayed with chemical irritant at UCLA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Shaanth Kodialam (Daily Bruin)

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

Police shove journalist covering pro-Palestinian protest outside NYC campus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Smith (Independent)

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

Pro-Palestinian protesters push Breitbart reporter out of UCLA encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 26, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Joel Pollak (Breitbart News)

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

Phone knocked from student journalist’s hands while reporting at Northwestern U

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 25, 2024
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Targets: Logan Schiciano (Northwestern News Network)

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

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

Apr. 24, 2024: Charges pending

Apr. 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 detained while documenting NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 15, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Olga Fedorova (FreedomNews TV)

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

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist shoved by police twice while documenting NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

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

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