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Photojournalist struck twice with baton amid LA immigration protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 30, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Moon Mandel (Freelance)

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

Photographer shoved to the ground by police at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 30, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anna Moltke (Independent)

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

Photojournalist targeted with paintball projectiles at LA immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 30, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: E.L. (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist struck by projectiles, breaking his lens, at LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 30, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Henry Cherry (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Equipment bag, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Video journalist shoved, threatened with arrest by federal agents in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 28, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (The Associated Press)

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

Reporter struck with impact projectiles while covering Oregon protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Agostinho Da Silva (The [Lane Community College] Torch)

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

Oregon reporter hit with crowd-control munitions while covering immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Eve Weston (Eugene Weekly)

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

Student journalist hit with impact projectiles while covering Oregon protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Saj Sundaram (The [University of Oregon] Daily Emerald)

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

Photographer hit with projectiles and chemical irritant, shoved at Oregon protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Robert Scherle (Independent)

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

Reporter struck in back by impact projectile while covering Oregon vigil

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 27, 2026
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Targets: Kat Tabor (Eugene Weekly)

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

Reporter grabbed, thrown to the ground by federal officer in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 25, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Status Coup)

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

Anchor shoved, pepper-sprayed by federal agents after Minnesota killing

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Jana Shortal (KARE)

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

Border Patrol agent shoves journalist into protesters in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Nick Valencia (Independent)

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

Journalist doused with pepper spray by federal officers in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit by crowd-control munition while covering Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Jordyn Gualdani (Folhetim Carambola)

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

Journalist targeted with crowd-control munitions at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 24, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Johnson (Independent)

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

Minnesota photojournalist shot at with pepper balls during immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 16, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

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

Photographer arrested, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal officers

Incident Details

Updated on: May 6, 2026
Date of incident: January 15, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: John Abernathy (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Charges →: Obstruction: impeding and obstructing normal access

Jan. 15, 2026: Charges pending

May 6, 2026: Charges dropped
Detention date →: January 15, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist shot at with smoke grenade at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Pierre Lavie (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist pushed to the ground, pepper-sprayed at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 13, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

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

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