Freelancer tear-gassed, shoved while reporting on Atlanta forest protest #chemical irritant #environmentalism #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident November 13, 2023 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Carlos Berríos Polanco (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist pushed, arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian march #Israel-Gaza war #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident November 11, 2023 Location New York, New York Targets Ashoka Jegroo (Independent) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → New York Police Department Charges → Obstruction: disorderly conduct Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped Obstruction: disorderly conduct Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped Detention Date → November 11, 2023 Release Date → November 11, 2023 Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Student journalist reports being pushed while filming Princeton protest #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of Incident November 9, 2023 Location Princeton, New Jersey Targets Alexandra Orbuch (The Princeton Tory) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Freelance journalist harassed, press badge briefly stolen at pro-Israel rally #Israel-Gaza war #protest #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of Incident October 8, 2023 Location New York, New York Targets Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Miscellaneous equipment, 1 Press identification, 1 Actor → Private individual
Videographer assaulted at NY migrant housing protest #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 5, 2023 Location Staten Island, New York Targets Lukasz Matyja (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist repeatedly assaulted while documenting LA protest #LGBTQ+ rights #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 22, 2023 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Vishal Singh (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Indian journalist harassed, struck in head while documenting DC protest #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident March 25, 2023 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Lalit K. Jha (Press Trust of India) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Reporter pepper-sprayed while covering ‘Justice for Tyre’ protest #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On February 2, 2023 Date of Incident February 1, 2023 Location Johnson City, New York Targets Sarah Eames (Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown