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595 incidents recorded for ‘tear gas’

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Law enforcement agencies photograph journalists and their IDs as they cover protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 12, 2021
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

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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

Local journalist hit with pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

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

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

Videojournalist hit by bike police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 22, 2024
Date of Incident: February 27, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:23-cv-01870
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

Reporter hit with crowd-control munitions in Portland, treated for concussion

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Journalist struck on face with projectile at Portland anti-ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Michael Elliott (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist struck in the head with crowd-control munitions during anti-ICE protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jarrid Huber (Independent)

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

Independent videographer struck with tear gas canister while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

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