Georgia woman charged with kidnapping after hijacking news van with reporter inside Show More Incident Details Date of Incident April 14, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Iyani Hughes (WANF) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
Rock thrown through window of WSB-TV news vehicle during Atlanta protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 29, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets WSB-TV Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
CNN headquarters in Atlanta vandalized during protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 29, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets CNN Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Building, 1 Actor → Private individual
Photojournalist hit in the head by an object thrown during a protest in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 29, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Cole Howard (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → No
Freelance journalist detained while covering protests for The Washington Post in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Haisten Willis (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Alyssa Pointer (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while covering protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On May 8, 2023 Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Case number 1:21-cv-04629 Targets Sharif Hassan (Freelance) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Charges → Curfew violation: breaking city curfew Jun. 2, 2020: Charges pending Jan. 13, 2021: Charges dropped Detention Date → June 1, 2020 Release Date → June 2, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Camera lens, 2 Storage device, 3 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in part Search Warrant Obtained → No
CNN news crew harassed, camera damaged while covering site of Rayshard Brooks death in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 16, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets CNN Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Actor → Private individual