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Independent photojournalist hit with rubber bullets while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christian Monterrosa (Independent)

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

Kollection EIC arrested while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Updated on: April 7, 2021
Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Edwards (The Kollection)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Freelance photojournalist detained, shoved while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Joey Scott (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist charged with failure to disperse while reporting at Echo Park Lake demonstration

Incident Details

Updated on: April 7, 2021
Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Gute (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist among those detained in police ‘kettle’ while covering Echo Lake Park protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: @desertborder (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist detained, shoved during Echo Park protest in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jeremy Lindenfeld (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist detained by LAPD during Echo Park Lake protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Austin Baffa (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Journalist arrested, charged with failure to disperse, while covering LA’s Echo Park Lake protests

Incident Details

Updated on: April 7, 2021
Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Gabriel Fuente (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Release date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist detained for two hours while covering LA’s Echo Lake Park protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student journalist arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated on: April 7, 2021
Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Keliyah Williams (Los Angeles Collegian)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Detention date →: March 25, 2021
Release date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist detained during Echo Park Lake protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Stephen Oduntan (LA Focus)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer arrested while covering protest at LA’s Echo Park Lake

Incident Details

Updated on: April 7, 2021
Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vern Evans (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 7, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist charged with failure to disperse while covering Echo Park protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Robert “Chip” Sneed (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 29, 2021: Charges dropped
Release date →: March 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Photojournalist hit with rubber bullet covering homeless encampment protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Luis Sinco (Los Angeles Times)

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

The Daily Mail blocked from media center, trial exhibits in Chauvin trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 24, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Daily Mail

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list, Other

Journalist hit with police baton, lens damaged while covering Echo Park Lake protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 24, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Status Coup)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Arson attack forces California TV station KGET TV 17 to take the news off-air

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 21, 2021
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: KGET-TV

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Dakota Pipeline operator subpoenas Unicorn Riot over coverage of demonstrations

Incident Details

Updated on: July 16, 2025
Date of incident: March 17, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Unicorn Riot

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 17, 2021: Pending

March 24, 2021: Objected to

Dec. 16, 2022: Quashed

Sept. 27, 2023: Objected to

May 6, 2024: Quashed

Aug. 6, 2024: Objected to

July 16, 2025: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Dakota Pipeline operator subpoenas Unicorn Riot reporter over coverage of demonstrations

Incident Details

Updated on: July 16, 2025
Date of incident: March 17, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Niko Georgiades (Unicorn Riot)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 17, 2021: Pending

March 24, 2021: Objected to

Dec. 16, 2022: Quashed

Sept. 27, 2023: Objected to

May 6, 2024: Quashed

Aug. 6, 2024: Objected to

July 16, 2025: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Independent journalist shoved by police during LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 13, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Independent)

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

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