Federal agents hit freelance photojournalist with crowd-control munitions during Portland protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 24, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Lee Smith (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Press identification, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Independent journalist shoved by police, hit with crowd-control devices at Seattle protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 25, 2020 Location Seattle, Washington Targets Joey Wieser (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Portland-based independent photojournalist assaulted and arrested #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 6, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Maranie Staab (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Portland Police Bureau Charges → Obstruction: harassment of an officer Aug. 7, 2020: Charges pending Nov. 13, 2020: Charges dropped Obstruction: interfering with a police officer Aug. 7, 2020: Charges pending Nov. 13, 2020: Charges dropped Release Date → August 7, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Videographer says Portland officer shoved him, smashed his phone while he was covering a protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 18, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Nicholas Lee (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Journalist’s hand broken by assailant at ‘Back the Blue’ rally #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #Blue Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 22, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Robert Evans (Bellingcat & iHeart Radio) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Private individual
Multimedia journalist says she was tackled by Portland police officers, her phone lost #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 23, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Grace Morgan (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protests, her phone damaged #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 7, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Rach Wilde (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Portland Police Bureau Charges → Obstruction: disorderly conduct Sep. 7, 2020: Charges pending Sep. 7, 2020: Charges dropped Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer Sep. 7, 2020: Charges pending Sep. 7, 2020: Charges dropped Detention Date → September 7, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Cellphone, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Freelance journalist assaulted, arrested during LA protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On May 18, 2023 Date of Incident September 8, 2020 Location Los Angeles, California Case number 2:23-cv-04917 Targets Julianna Lacoste (Freelance) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Charges → Rioting: failure to disperse Sep. 8, 2020: Charges pending Jan. 6, 2021: Charges dropped Release Date → September 9, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Equipment bag, 1 Cellphone, 1 Camera, 1 Actor → Law enforcement Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → No