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Photojournalist assaulted at a Proud Boys rally in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Zack Perry (Independent)

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

Freelance photographer beaten, arrested while covering Illinois protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 25, 2020
Location: Rockford, Illinois
Targets: Albert Riley Jr. (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Rockford Police Department
Charges →: Assault: aggravated battery in a public way

Sept. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Feb. 17, 2022: Acquitted

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Sept. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges pending

Feb. 17, 2022: Acquitted
Detention date →: September 25, 2020
Release date →: September 28, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Cincinnati Enquirer subpoena over 1998 Chiquita story quashed

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 25, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: The Cincinnati Enquirer

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 25, 2020: Pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Objected to

Jan. 13, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Sept. 25, 2020: Pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Objected to

Jan. 13, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Independent social media reporter arrested while covering protest in Richmond

Incident Details

Updated on: June 3, 2021
Date of incident: September 24, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Lynn Murphy (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Richmond Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: obstructing free passage

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 19, 2020: Charges pending

June 3, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter arrested, held for 16 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shelby Talcott (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter arrested, held 12 hours while covering Louisville protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Jorge Ventura (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Louisville Metro Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent reporter arrested while covering Louisville protest

Incident Details

Updated on: November 24, 2020
Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Ian Kennedy (Freelance)

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

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2020: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Sept. 24, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: September 24, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Camera kicked by individual during Rhode Island protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Targets: Paul Duddy (WLNE-TV)

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

Portland police shove journalist covering protest over Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Ariston Vallejos (Freelance)

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

Social media journalist hit with projectile while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Chris Khatami (Freelance)

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

Multimedia journalist repeatedly pushed by police while covering L.A. protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

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

Journalist shoved by Portland, Oregon, police during Breonna Taylor protest

Incident Details

Updated on: November 1, 2020
Date of incident: September 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01882
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

Journalist arrested while reporting on homeless encampment in Oregon

Incident Details

Updated on: September 20, 2022
Date of incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Medford, Oregon
Case number: 1:22-cv-01416
Targets: April Ehrlich (Jefferson Public Radio)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Medford Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 26, 2022: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 20, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Sept. 22, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 30, 2022: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist assaulted, threatened with firearm while covering Pittsburgh protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ed Thompson (Freelance)

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

Independent filmmaker arrested while covering anti-ICE protest in New York City

Incident Details

Updated on: September 20, 2021
Date of incident: September 19, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Ronald Weaver II (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Sept. 19, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 20, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Freelance journalist says federal agents fired tear gas and smoke, then shoved her, during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Laura Jedeed (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit with crowd-control munitions, assaulted by police at protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01882
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

Subpoena of reporter over decades-old Chiquita story set aside

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 18, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Cameron McWhirter (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 18, 2020: Pending

Oct. 27, 2020: Objected to

Dec. 2, 2020: Quashed

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Sept. 18, 2020: Pending

Oct. 27, 2020: Objected to

Dec. 2, 2020: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Al Jazeera’s AJ+ ordered to register as foreign agent

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 14, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: AJ+

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Journalist arrested while covering break-up of LA protest encampment

Incident Details

Updated on: July 7, 2021
Date of incident: September 13, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

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

Sept. 13, 2020: Charges pending

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

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