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Photographer struck with crowd-control munition by federal officer in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 11, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Photojournalist covering Minnesota ICE protest hit with crowd-control projectile

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 9, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: KingDemetrius Pendleton (Listen Media)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna targets press while on House Oversight Committee

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 7, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Seth Harp (Independent)

Chilling Statement

Reporter assaulted at city council meeting in Maine

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 5, 2026
Location: Lewiston, Maine
Targets: Jon Fetherston (Maine Wire)

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

Press exposed to tear gas, other chemical irritants at Minnesota protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 2026
Location: Multiple, Minnesota
Targets: Media

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TV videographer punched in head by woman while filming in Texas

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 17, 2025
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Targets: Andrew Bishop (KRIS-TV)

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

Colorado judge lifts gag order in teen murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 16, 2025
Location: Eagle, Colorado
Targets: Media

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, National Public Radio, PBS News, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, The New York Times, Voice of America

Chilling Statement

Photojournalist denied entry to federal building in San Diego

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 5, 2025
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Jonathan Chang (Independent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

University of Alabama shutters 2 student magazines, citing federal DEI guidance

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 1, 2025
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Targets: [University of Alabama] Alice Magazine, [University of Alabama] Nineteen Fifty-Six

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Photojournalist slammed against wall, arrested amid NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 29, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Avery Craig (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 29, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munitions amid Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Kerem Yücel (Minnesota Public Radio)

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

Photojournalist struck in stomach with pepper ball at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

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

Photojournalist struck in head with pepper ball amid Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (Sahan Journal)

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

Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized

Incident Details

Updated on: December 16, 2025
Date of incident: November 22, 2025
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Dave Decker (Creative Loafing Tampa, News2Share & Zuma Press)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Rioting: unlawful assembly

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Obstruction: obstructing highway

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Trespassing: trespassing on property after warning

Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting officer without violence to his or her person

Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 22, 2025
Release date →: November 24, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 3

Equipment bag, 1

Vehicle, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 19, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: ABC News, BBC News [United Kingdom], CBS News, KCBS, MSNBC, National Public Radio, NBC News, NBCUniversal, PBS News

Chilling Statement

Kansas journalist hit with search warrant after photographing police range

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 14, 2025
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Targets: Jarom Smith (Lyon County Observer)

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Nov. 14, 2025: Pending

Nov. 30, 2025: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: Meta Platforms (tech company)
Legal order venue →: State

Photojournalist struck by projectile while covering World Series revelry in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Myraneli Fabian (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at Chicago-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

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

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