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Independent journalist injured while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rosie Riddle (Freelance)

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

Suit alleges federal officers targeted photographer at Portland protest, caused burns

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:22-cv-00594
Targets: Rian Dundon (Economic Hardship Reporting Project)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Videographer punched by individual at Portland demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Channel One Russia cameraman assaulted while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Viacheslav Arkhipov (Channel One [Russia])

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

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

Journalist covering Portland protests sprayed with chemical irritant

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mike Bivins (Freelance)

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

Freelance journalist struck with projectile at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Michael Elliott (Freelance)

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

Journalist livestreaming Portland protest hit with multiple projectiles

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eric Greatwood (Independent)

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

Portland Tribune photographer struck in arm with projectile during protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jonathan House (Portland Tribune)

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

Journalist targeted with crowd-control munitions at Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Independent)

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

Journalist hit with baton round, other projectiles during Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rach Wilde (Black Zebra Productions)

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

Channel One Russia DC bureau chief assaulted covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 21, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Yuliya Olkhovskaya (Channel One [Russia])

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

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

Journalists hit with crowd-control munitions while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Cory Elia (KBOO-FM)

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

Photojournalist hit with projectiles while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Zuma Press)

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

Journalist hit with projectiles while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Lesley McLam (KBOO-FM)

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

Videographer hit with crowd-control munitions while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Photojournalist hit with projectiles while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jungho Kim (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit with projectiles fired by federal agents while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Donovan Farley (Freelance)

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

Student journalist says federal agents threw crowd-control munitions at her during Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eddy Binford-Ross ([South Salem High School] Clypian)

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

Independent photojournalist hit projectiles fired by Portland federal agents

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist injured by crowd-control munitions used by federal agents in Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)

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

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