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WJLA photographer injured during Trump Inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Vanessa Koolhof (WJLA-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Shay Horse arrested at Trump inauguration protest

Incident Details

Updated on: April 26, 2021
Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:17-cv-01216
Targets: Shay Horse (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Jan. 21, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 1, 2017: Charges dropped
Release date →: January 21, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Chicago Sun-Times reporter punched while covering inauguration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2017
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Sam Charles (Chicago Sun-Times)

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

Police and private security prevent journalists from covering protests at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 28, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Charlotte Alter (Time)

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CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport

Incident Details

Updated on: August 11, 2017
Date of incident: January 29, 2017
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:17-cv-00353
Targets: Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Target nationality →: Iraq
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Reporter Jenni Monet arrested at Standing Rock

Incident Details

Updated on: June 1, 2018
Date of incident: February 1, 2017
Location: Morton County, North Dakota
Targets: Jenni Monet (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Morton County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Rioting: engaging in a riot

Feb. 2, 2017: Charges pending

May 10, 2018: Charges dropped

Trespassing: criminal trespass

Feb. 2, 2017: Charges pending

June 1, 2018: Acquitted
Detention date →: February 1, 2017
Release date →: February 2, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

DNAinfo reporter Noah Hurowitz accosted by 'Proud Boy' at NYU protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Noah Hurowitz (DNAinfo)

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

Equipment broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Gothamist reporter Jake Offenhartz attacked by 'Proud Boy' protester

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Jake Offenhartz (Gothamist)

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

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