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Al Jazeera journalist stopped and questioned at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 23, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Mhamed Krichen (Al Jazeera)

Border Point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Target Nationality →: Tunisia
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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

Former CIA agent accused of sending classified information to WikiLeaks

Incident Details

Updated On: February 1, 2024
Date of Incident: June 18, 2018
Location: New York, New York

Alleged Recipient of Leak →: WikiLeaks
Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

New York Times reporter subpoenaed to testify in murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 27, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Frances Robles (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 1, 2016: Pending

Jan. 1, 2016: Objected to

Apr. 23, 2016: Quashed

Jun. 27, 2018: Upheld

subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2016: Pending

Jan. 1, 2016: Objected to

Apr. 23, 2016: Quashed

Jun. 27, 2018: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Independent journalist Matt Lee forcibly removed from UN, stripped of press credentials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Matt Lee (Independent)

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

New York Post reporter punched while interviewing homeless man

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Balsamini (New York Post)

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

CNN's New York headquarters evacuated after pipe bomb found in mailroom

Incident Details

Updated On: August 5, 2019
Date of Incident: October 24, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: CNN

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Subject of reporting attempts to force journalist to reveal a source

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 28, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Teri Buhl (Smashmouth Investigative Journalism)

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Judge quashes subpoena of New York Post reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 7, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Susan Edelman (New York Post)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 7, 2019: Pending

Jun. 4, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 9, 2019: Quashed

Aug. 19, 2019: Objected to

Nov. 12, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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