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Freelance photographer detained by Buffalo police

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

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

NBC journalist pepper-sprayed, detained at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Simon Moya-Smith (NBC News)

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

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

Reporter detained, zip tied and searched while covering San Francisco protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Leonardo Castañeda (The Mercury News)

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

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

Minnesota State Patrol officers threaten reporter for German outlet

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Maximilian Förg (Deutsche Welle [Germany])

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

Radio journalist arrested, cited for failure to disperse during Philadelphia protest

Incident Details

Updated on: July 8, 2020
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Avi Wolfman-Arent (WHYY-FM)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Philadelphia Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

July 8, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist detained during downtown Los Angeles protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Kandist Mallett (Freelance)

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

Journalist detained covering downtown LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Aaron Cantú (Freelance)

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

Las Vegas Review-Journal struck by projectiles amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Blake Apgar (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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

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