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Photographer says he was targeted by police with projectiles and tear gas during Portland protest

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Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

KSHB news vehicle vandalized, set on fire during Kansas City protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: KSHB-TV

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

Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Joel Franco (WSVN)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Miami-Dade Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation

May 31, 2020: Charges pending

June 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: June 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Broadcast anchor attacked while covering protests in Birmingham

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Stephen Quinn (WBMA-LD)

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

DC police threaten Turkish VOA reporter, team with batons

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Mehtap Yilmaz (Voice of America)

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

KPCC/LAist reporter shot in throat with rubber bullet while covering protests in Long Beach

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Long Beach, California
Targets: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez (KPCC-FM/LAist)

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

Detroit Free Press reporter charged by police, told to leave

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mark Kurlyandchik (Detroit Free Press)

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

San José Spotlight reporter detained despite press exemptions for citywide curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 31, 2020
Location: San Jose, California
Targets: Luke Johnson (San José Spotlight)

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

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