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Photographer assaulted by police officer during protests; now part of lawsuit against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated On: February 7, 2024
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded during Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated On: May 26, 2022
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01338
Targets: Linda Tirado (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

New Mexico reporter files suit against sheriff alleging retaliation, intimidation

Incident Details

Updated On: May 4, 2022
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Española, New Mexico
Case number: 1:21-cv-00591
Targets: Tabitha Clay (Rio Grande Sun)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Other

Individuals at protest in Tucson target journalist with repeated physical attacks

Incident Details

Updated On: January 8, 2021
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Eric Rosenwald (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalists for Review-Journal arrested while covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: November 4, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Ellen Schmidt (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist arrested covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Bridget Bennett (Agence France-Presse)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May. 30, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

CNN correspondent, news crew arrested on-air while documenting Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Omar Jimenez (CNN)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Detention Date →: May 29, 2020
Release Date →: May 29, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

News crew struck by pepper balls on live TV while documenting Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Kaitlin Rust (WAVE)

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

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