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Independent journalist repeatedly assaulted while documenting LA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 22, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Florida broadcast photographer assaulted outside of jail

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 17, 2023
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 29 (WPLG)

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

Kansas reporter injured when cellphone seized during police raid of newsroom

Incident Details

Updated On: May 2, 2025
Date of Incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Marion, Kansas
Case number: 6:23-cv-01179
Targets: Deb Gruver (Marion County Record)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

WLS-TV photographer assaulted, phones stolen, vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 30 (WLS-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 2

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Boston TV reporter shoved after court hearing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 26, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Bob Ward (WFXT)

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

Colorado reporter says he was assaulted by subject of reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 14, 2023
Location: Silverton, Colorado
Targets: Reuben Schafir (The Durango Herald)

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

California reporter assaulted at meeting as man grabs camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 6, 2023
Location: Cottonwood, California
Targets: Doni Chamberlain (A News Cafe)

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

Journalist says public official shoved him after town meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 26, 2023
Location: Vestal, New York
Targets: John Solak (Independent)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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