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Student photojournalist hit with flash-bang shrapnel at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ethan Cohen ([California State University] Long Beach Current)

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

Photojournalist hit with pepper ball at ‘No Kings’ protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ethan Noah Roy (Freelance)

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

Student photojournalist shot in leg with projectile at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Griffin O'Rourke ([California State University Northridge] Daily Sundial)

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

Photographer pushed by police while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anna Moltke (Independent)

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

Freelance photojournalist hit with crowd-control munitions at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: E.L. (Freelance)

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

Journalist’s camera broken by police projectile, grazing his leg at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Dexter Thomas (Independent)

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

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

Photojournalist struck with crowd-control munitions amid LA ‘No Kings’ protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Moon Mandel (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist hit by chemical irritants, damaging his camera at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Henry Cherry (Independent)

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

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

Videographer hit by pepper ball while covering Oregon ICE protest

Incident Details

Updated on: March 9, 2026
Date of incident: June 13, 2025
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:25-cv-02170
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

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

Cyberattack hits journalists’ email accounts at Washington Post

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

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Australian writer deported after interrogation over reporting, phone search

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Alistair Kitchen (Independent)

Border point →: Los Angeles International Airport
Target nationality →: Australia
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied entry? →: Yes
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Photographer shoved to the ground by law enforcement at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anna Moltke (Independent)

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

Photographer struck by police horse, crowd-control munition while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Montez Harris (Freelance)

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

Journalist shoved to the ground by police at immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Whittier, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Los Angeles Public Press)

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

Korea Daily photojournalist shot with projectile while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sangjin Kim (The Korea Daily)

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

Reporter pushed by police horse while covering LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Romi De Frias (Univision)

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

Journalist nearly trampled, shot with munition at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:25-cv-05541
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Status Coup)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jen Golbeck (Freelance)

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

Reporter shoved, notebook damaged at Washington state protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Spokane, Washington
Targets: Anonymous reporter 7

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

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist struck with baton by police while documenting LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)

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

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