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Journalist arrested following Birmingham protest

Incident Details

Updated on: July 27, 2023
Date of incident: June 4, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Michael Harriot (The Root)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Birmingham Police Department
Charges →: Unknown

June 4, 2020: Charges pending

July 27, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Independent journalist pushed, hit by NYPD while covering protest in Bronx

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 4, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Ashoka Jegroo (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention date →: June 4, 2020
Release date →: June 4, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Russian freelance journalist arrested while covering protests in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Updated on: December 8, 2020
Date of incident: June 4, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Yana Mulder (REN TV [Russia])

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: violation of mayor’s emergency order

June 4, 2020: Charges pending

Dec. 8, 2020: Unknown
Release date →: June 5, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Podcast host violently grabbed, shoved by police officers while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Updated on: July 29, 2022
Date of incident: June 4, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Lesley McLam (KBOO-FM)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

NYPD hits journalist with batons, confiscates his bike

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Armin Rosen (Tablet)

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1

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

Mission Local journalist detained with protesters while covering Bay Area demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Julian Mark (Mission Local)

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

AL.com journalist arrested while covering Birmingham protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Howard Koplowitz (AL.com)

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

Reporter for AL.com arrested while covering Birmingham protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Jonece Starr Dunigan (AL.com)

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

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