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Egyptian former journalist jailed in Ohio after U.S. revokes asylum

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2025
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Case number: 1:25-cv-00510
Targets: Ayman Soliman (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 26, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Pete Hegseth restricts journalists’ access inside Pentagon

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 23, 2025
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Multimedia journalist held for an hour by US border officers at LA airport

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 11, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anonymous reporter 8 (Freelance)

Border point →: Los Angeles International Airport
Target nationality →: Mexico

United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: No

Journalist subpoenaed by reporters arrested at 2021 California protest

Incident Details

Updated on: July 23, 2025
Date of incident: May 9, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: James Queally (Los Angeles Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 9, 2025: Pending

May 23, 2025: Objected to

July 23, 2025: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

CNN journalist deposed in Nexstar lawsuit, questioned about emails

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 2025
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Targets: Liam Reilly (CNN)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 1, 2025: Pending

July 14, 2025: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Town officials in Arizona remove press table from council chamber

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 30, 2025
Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Kash Patel targets press, leakers as FBI director

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 28, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

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