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Journalist arrested, cameras seized while covering protests in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated On: April 14, 2021
Date of Incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-00116
Targets: Kian Kelley-Chung (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: August 14, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

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

Twitter subpoenaed for information of journalists, media outlets

Incident Details

Updated On: March 29, 2021
Date of Incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media Group), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media Group, Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 6, 2018: Pending

Apr. 30, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 6, 2020: Upheld

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

State Department classifies five Chinese state-run outlets as ‘foreign missions’

Incident Details

Updated On: October 21, 2020
Date of Incident: February 18, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Beijing Review, China Central Television, China Daily, China Global Television Network, China News Service, China Radio International, Economic Daily, Global Times, Hai Tian Development USA, Jiefang Daily, People’s Daily, Social Sciences in China Press, Xinhua News Agency, Xinmin Evening News, Yicai Global

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Fox News journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated On: September 28, 2020
Date of Incident: January 7, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Malia Zimmerman (Fox News)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 7, 2020: Pending

Jan. 8, 2020: Objected to

Mar. 25, 2020: Upheld

Apr. 22, 2020: Objected to

Sep. 28, 2020: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Trump uses Twitter to endorse Covington student’s lawsuit against The Washington Post

Incident Details

Updated On: July 24, 2020
Date of Incident: February 20, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

White House accuses Voice of America of spreading propaganda

Incident Details

Updated On: April 30, 2020
Date of Incident: April 10, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Voice of America

Other Incident

Editor says arrest is in retaliation for his reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: December 6, 2019
Date of Incident: October 25, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Max Blumenthal (The Greyzone)

Other Incident

Man shot after breaking into lobby of local TV station in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated On: July 2, 2019
Date of Incident: October 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WTTG

Equipment Broken →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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