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Suit alleges federal officers targeted photographer amid Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:22-cv-00594
Targets: Rian Dundon (Economic Hardship Reporting Project)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Independent journalist assaulted by police while covering Portland protests in July

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist assaulted by law enforcement while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Griffin Malone (Independent)

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

Freelance journalist struck by tear gas canister fragments while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Photographer arrested by NYPD while covering pro-police march

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: July 15, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Mel D. Cole (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

NYPD subpoenas journalist’s phone records in leak investigation

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 14, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Anonymous reporter 3 (Daily Mail)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 14, 2020: Pending

Feb. 2, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: AT&T (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: State

Photojournalist struck multiple times by crowd-control munitions fired by federal agents

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: July 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Reporter hit with wooden board at New York’s Occupy City Hall protest

Incident Details

Updated on: March 22, 2022
Date of incident: July 12, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

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

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