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NYPD hits journalist with batons, confiscates his bike

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 3, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Armin Rosen (Tablet Magazine)

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

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1

Bicycle, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Freelance photojournalist hit with projectiles, arrested while documenting protests in Worcester, Mass.

Incident Details

Updated On: March 19, 2021
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Targets: Richard Cummings (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Worcester Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 22, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disturbing the peace

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 22, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse during a riot

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 19, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Equipment Broken →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Police aggressively seized journalist’s press pass amid Manhattan protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Lachlan Cartwright (The Daily Beast)

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

Equipment Seized →: Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Santa Clara reporter has finger broken while filming in court records room

Incident Details

Updated On: September 24, 2023
Date of Incident: November 14, 2017
Location: Santa Clara, California
Case number: 3:18-cv-07239
Targets: Susan Bassi (Independent)
Case Status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter knocked to ground by police and arrested

Incident Details

Updated On: August 21, 2023
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:19-cv-02590
Targets: Mike Faulk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Sep. 17, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Bicycle, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated On: March 1, 2024
Date of Incident: February 22, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Case number: 1:22-cv-00211
Targets: Tonita Cervantes (Freelance)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function

Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending

Apr. 27, 2017: Charges dropped

May. 25, 2017: Pending appeal

Jul. 9, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: February 22, 2017
Release Date →: February 23, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 1

External battery, 1

Storage device, 14
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Vocativ journalist charged with rioting in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated On: September 17, 2021
Date of Incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Evan Engel (Vocativ)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Jan. 27, 2017: Charges dropped
Release Date →: January 21, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Filmmaker restrained, phone seized at U.S.-Canada border crossing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 4, 2017
Location: Lewiston, New York
Case number: 1:17-cv-11730
Targets: Akram Shibly (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border Point →: Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Unknown

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

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

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