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DC police fire crowd-control round past journalist’s head during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Independent)

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Al Jazeera’s AJ+ ordered to register as foreign agent

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 14, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: AJ+

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Julian Assange subpoenaed in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 12, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

July 1, 2018: Pending

Jan. 24, 2020: Quashed

Sept. 12, 2020: Upheld

Sept. 22, 2020: Upheld

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

New York Times barred from press briefing call on warrantless surveillance ruling

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Government event

Freelance journalist hit with rubber bullet while covering protests in DC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

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

ACLU files for ‘false imprisonment’ against Washington, D.C., police after photojournalist arrested, equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: August 9, 2024
Date of Incident: August 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-02158
Targets: Oyoma Asinor (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: August 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Journalist hit with crowd-control round during DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Freelance)

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

Social media journalist hit with projectile while covering DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 29, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Rawsmedia (Independent)

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

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