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Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2024
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Tim Evans (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist threatened, assaulted by Minnesota State Patrol while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2024
Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Chris Tuite (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Officers point weapons at photojournalist, pull him out of car at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2024
Date of Incident: April 13, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Chris Tuite (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

Police tear gas, fire projectiles at journalist on assignment for New York Times

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Katie G. Nelson (The New York Times)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

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

NYPD officer assaults British photojournalist, breaks camera

Incident Details

Updated On: February 7, 2024
Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Jae Donnelly (Daily Mail)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photographer struck in face with officer’s baton while documenting protests; lawsuit filed against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated On: February 7, 2024
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Photographer assaulted by police officer during protests; now part of lawsuit against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated On: February 7, 2024
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Amr Alfiky (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist hit with multiple projectiles while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 6, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-03760
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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