Two reporters forced out of restaurant, equipment attacked Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 1, 2019 Location Lithonia, Georgia Targets Dimitri Lotovski (WANF) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist files assault charges following May Day protests #anti-fascism #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Updated on August 21, 2023 Date of incident May 1, 2019 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 20CV19618 Targets Andy Ngo (Independent) Case status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Ohio editor testifies at Oberlin College defamation trial Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 29, 2019 Location Oberlin, Ohio Targets Jason Hawk (Oberlin News-Tribune) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony April 29, 2019: Pending May 10, 2019: Carried out Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Colorado newspaper denied access to cover horse roundup Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 24, 2019 Location Colorado Targets The [Cortez] Journal Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Federal government: Agency Type of denial → Government event
Baltimore court denies reporters access to courtroom audio recordings Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 24, 2019 Location Baltimore, Maryland Targets Justine Barron (Independent), Paul McGrew (WBFF) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Judiciary: Circuit Court Type of denial → Change in policy or practice, Other
Tennessee Highway Patrol blocks reporters from covering protest, threaten with arrest Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 16, 2019 Location Nashville, Tennessee Targets Joel Ebert (The Tennessean), Kyle Horan (WTVF), Natalie Allison (The Tennessean), Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (Nashville Public Radio) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Law enforcement: State Type of denial → Other
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested and charged with conspiracy #Department of Justice #Espionage Act Show More Incident Details Updated on June 26, 2024 Date of incident April 11, 2019 Location Alexandria, Virginia Targets Julian Assange (WikiLeaks) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Charged without arrest Arresting authority → U.S. Department of Justice Charges → Espionage: conspiracy to commit computer intrusion March 6, 2018: Charges pending May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: conspiracy to obtain, receive, & disclose national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges pending June 26, 2024: Convicted Espionage: unauthorized obtaining of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized obtaining of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized obtaining of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: attempted unauthorized obtaining and receiving of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized obtaining and receiving of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized obtaining and receiving of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized obtaining and receiving of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Espionage: unauthorized disclosure of national defense information May 23, 2019: Charges pending June 24, 2020: Charges pending June 25, 2024: Charges dropped Detention date → April 11, 2019 Release date → June 24, 2024 Unnecessary use of force? → No Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → other for other June 10, 2019: Pending Jan. 4, 2021: Quashed July 7, 2021: Objected to Dec. 10, 2021: Upheld March 14, 2022: Objected to June 17, 2022: Upheld July 1, 2022: Objected to June 6, 2023: Upheld Feb. 20, 2024: Objected to May 20, 2024: Pending June 25, 2024: Dropped Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
School district demands prior review, threatens job of adviser over profile in student publication #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 11, 2019 Location Stockton, California Targets The [Bear Creek High School] Bruin Voice Other Incident