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Freelancer tear-gassed, shoved while reporting on Atlanta forest protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 13, 2023
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Carlos Berríos Polanco (Freelance)

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

Czech TV reporter, cameraman robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bohumil Vostal (Česká Televize [Czechia])

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

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Recording equipment, 4
Actor →: Private individual

Czech TV cameraman, reporter robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Milan Nosek (Česká Televize [Czechia])

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera equipment, 11

Camera lens, 2

Equipment bag, 1

External battery, 3

Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Storage device, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist pushed, arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian march

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 11, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Ashoka Jegroo (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 11, 2023
Release date →: November 11, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Student journalist reports being pushed while filming Princeton protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 9, 2023
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Targets: Alexandra Orbuch (Princeton Tory)

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

Reporter assaulted by security for Ghanaian national soccer team

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 14, 2023
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Targets: Seidu Adamu (442gh [Ghana])

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

Freelance journalist harassed, press badge briefly stolen at pro-Israel rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 8, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Newspaper publisher shot after dispute over caricatures

Incident Details

Updated on: February 5, 2026
Date of incident: October 4, 2023
Location: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bernardo Isaías Amaro Pérez (El Periodiquito)

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

Reporter assaulted at Tennessee mayoral forum

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2023
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
Targets: Phil Williams (WTVF)

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

Journalist assaulted filming Iranian delegation's New York visit

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 20, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kian Amani (Iran International [Iran])

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

Miami mayor tries to grab phone from reporter’s hands

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 9, 2023
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Sarah Blaskey (Miami Herald)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Chicago TV reporter attacked while livestreaming

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 6, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified reporter 6 (WGBO-DT)

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

Videographer assaulted at NY migrant housing protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Lukasz Matyja (Freelance)

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

Univision reporter, photographer robbed at gunpoint in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 28, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified reporter 5 (WGBO-DT)

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

Univision photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 28, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 31 (WGBO-DT)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist repeatedly assaulted while documenting LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Florida broadcast photographer assaulted outside of jail

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 17, 2023
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 29 (WPLG)

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

Kansas reporter injured when cellphone seized during police raid of newsroom

Incident Details

Updated on: November 20, 2025
Date of incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Marion, Kansas
Case number: 6:23-cv-01179
Targets: Deb Gruver (Marion County Record)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

WLS-TV photographer assaulted, phones stolen, vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 8, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 30 (WLS-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 2

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Boston TV reporter shoved after court hearing

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Bob Ward (WFXT)

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

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