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Omaha police shove, detain freelance journalist during protest

Incident Details

Updated on: January 8, 2021
Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Case number: 8:20-cv-00400
Targets: Melanie Buer (Protean)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist struck in ankle with projectile while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sam Slovick (Freelance)

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

Commonwealth Times editor detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Eduardo Acevedo (The [Virginia Commonwealth University] Commonwealth Times)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Richmond Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer pepper sprayed while covering Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 2 (Freelance)

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

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

Journalist hit with projectiles, shoved while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jasper Florence (Freelance)

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

Journalist shoved, helmet knocked off at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Johnny Lynch (Black Zebra Productions)

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

Independent journalist shoved by NYPD officer

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Janet Burns (PRO_NYC)

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

Independent journalist targeted with pepper balls by federal agent

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Seth Dunlap (Freelance)

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

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