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Commonwealth Times editor detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Eduardo Acevedo (The [Virginia Commonwealth University] Commonwealth Times)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Richmond Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Student journalist covering Portland protests says federal agents threw a flash-bang grenade toward her

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eddy Binford-Ross ([South Salem High School] Clypian)

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

Freelance journalist struck by tear gas canister fragments while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Student journalist pepper-sprayed, thrown to ground by law enforcement in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 21, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Andrew Ringle (The [Virginia Commonwealth University] Commonwealth Times)

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

Multimedia journalist hit by crowd-control projectile in Seattle protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Jordan Pickett (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest amid Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Maeve Walsh (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest while covering Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Max Garrison (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

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