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AFP reporter, news crew pepper-sprayed while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Robin Legrand (Agence France-Presse)

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

Photojournalist for New York Times thrown to ground, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Minneapolis Star Tribune photojournalist pepper-sprayed while documenting protests in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Carlos Gonzalez (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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

Photojournalist for New York Times targeted with pepper spray at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

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

Researcher documenting Portland protests hit multiple times with crowd-control rounds

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Independent)

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

Journalist hit by pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: James Croxton (Double Sided Media)

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

San Francisco reporter pepper-sprayed during attempted robbery, the second in as many months

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 7, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX-TV)

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

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

Researcher documenting Portland protests hit by pepper ball

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Independent)

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

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