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Journalist detained by Omaha police for covering protests after curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Michelle Renne Leach (Freelance)

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: No

Freelance journalist caught up in a wave of arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Megan Feeney (Freelance)

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

Police search journalist’s bag and detain three other journalists in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Reece Ristau (Omaha World-Herald)

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: No

KMTV journalists caught up in arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jon Kipper (KMTV-TV)

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

Photojournalist shot with projectile, camera destroyed amid Philadelphia protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Joe Piette (Freelance)

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

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

Dallas Morning News photojournalist caught in crossfire documenting protesters on bridge

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Ryan Michalesko (The Dallas Morning News)

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

Journalist hit by multiple individuals while broadcasting live from Times Square

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Hasanuzzaman Saki (Somoy TV [Bangladesh])

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

Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Nick Swartsell (Independent)

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

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