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Photojournalist shoved by police, knocked aside by horse at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 39

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

Student journalist detained amid San Francisco immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Sam Grotenstein (The [UC Berkeley] Daily Californian)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Detention date →: June 8, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student reporter thrown and later detained at Bay Area immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2025
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Aarya Mukherjee (The [UC Berkeley] Daily Californian)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Detention date →: June 8, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist shot with crowd-control munitions at immigration protest near LA

Incident Details

Updated on: June 18, 2025
Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05541
Targets: Ben Camacho (The Southlander)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Reporter struck with pepper balls while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: June 18, 2025
Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05563
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Munition strikes photojournalist at LA protest, shrapnel surgically removed

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Compton, California
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)

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

Officer pushes reporter in press vest at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Mekahlo Medina (KNBC)

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

Reporter struck by pepper pellets and tear gas while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Mekahlo Medina (KNBC)

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

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