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Neo-Nazi leader charged with sending death threats to New York journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: April 19, 2024
Date of Incident: March 21, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Unidentified reporter 4

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Portland journalist attacked, equipment stolen at protest

Incident Details

Updated On: August 21, 2023
Date of Incident: June 29, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19618
Targets: Andy Ngo (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Freelance journalist sues following House Committee’s subpoena of her phone records

Incident Details

Updated On: December 5, 2022
Date of Incident: November 24, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-03290
Targets: Amy Harris (Freelance)
Case Status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 24, 2021: Pending

Dec. 5, 2022: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Five members of neo-Nazi group arrested for alleged targeted harassment of journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: January 11, 2022
Date of Incident: February 26, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: ProPublica

Other Incident

Former New York Times reporter’s phone records subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right' rally

Incident Details

Updated On: August 18, 2021
Date of Incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jessica Bidgood (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 20, 2021: Pending

Jul. 14, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 18, 2021: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Unicorn Riot journalist attacked while reporting in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 11, 2017
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

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

Univision journalist threatened by white nationalists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 24, 2017
Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
Targets: Ilia Calderón (Univision)

Other Incident

Independent journalist Dave Minsky beaten and attacked with pipe by protesters in Berkeley

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2017
Location: Berkeley, California
Targets: Dave Minsky (Independent)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 2

Camera, 1

Work product, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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