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Video journalist attacked, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering anti-vaccine rally in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jake Lee Green (News2Share)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist at advocacy news organization dragged from press conference

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 5, 2021
Location: Hialeah Gardens, Florida
Targets: Grant Stern (Occupy Democrats)

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

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Legislature

State government: Governor
Type of denial →: Government event

Equipment broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Parent accosts Michigan journalist after school board meeting

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 2, 2021
Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Targets: Eric Baerren (Mount Pleasant Morning Sun)

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

Independent videographer punched while covering anti-vaccine protest in LA

Incident Details

Updated on: February 14, 2022
Date of incident: July 29, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Cameraman and journalist for Polish TV station chased from DC’s Lafayette park during protest for Cuba

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Marcin Wyszogrodzki (TVN Discovery)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalists for Polish news station were assaulted, chased out of DC’s Lafayette Square park during Cuba protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Marcin Wrona (TVN Discovery)

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

Independent journalist’s phone knocked from hands during ‘We Are Israel’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2021
Location: El Cajon, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Independent)

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

Independent videographer’s phone knocked from hands during ‘We Are Israel’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2021
Location: El Cajon, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

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