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Independent filmmaker stopped while crossing U.S.-Mexico border

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 28, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Anonymous documentary journalist 2 (Independent)

Border point →: San Ysidro Port of Entry
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: No

Filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky has device taken and searched upon arrival in U.S.

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 23, 2018
Location: Florida
Targets: Saeed Taji Farouky (Independent)

Border point →: United Kingdom
Target nationality →: United Kingdom
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Independent journalist cited for trespassing in Florida city hall

Incident Details

Updated on: December 2, 2019
Date of incident: December 20, 2018
Location: Punta Gorda, Florida
Case number: 2:19-cv-00484
Targets: Andrew Sheets (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

Arresting authority →: Punta Gorda Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Dec. 20, 2018: Convicted

July 12, 2019: Pending appeal

Dec. 2, 2019: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

More than two dozen newsrooms receive hoax bomb threats

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 13, 2018
Location: Multiple
Targets: CNHI, Gray Media, McClatchy

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NC news publisher charged with criminal contempt of court

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Date of incident: December 3, 2018
Location: Franklin, North Carolina
Targets: Davin Eldridge (Trappalachia)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Macon County Circuit Court
Charges →: Contempt of court

Dec. 3, 2018: Charges pending

Jan. 11, 2019: Convicted

Jan. 11, 2019: Pending appeal

Dec. 3, 2019: Convicted

Dec. 3, 2019: Pending appeal

March 12, 2021: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Social media account, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: Yes

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Dec. 3, 2018: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Arkansas high school suspends student newspaper

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 27, 2018
Location: Springdale, Arkansas
Targets: The [Har-Ber High School] Herald

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Journalist stopped at border for the fourth time, questioned about immigration reporting

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 24, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Brooke Binkowski (Freelance)

Border point →: San Ysidro Port of Entry
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Portland mayor’s office requests reporters sign non-disclosure agreement

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 17, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: KGW, Portland Tribune, The Oregonian

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