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Photojournalist Nebyou Solomon arrested at Trump rally

Incident Details

Updated On: December 11, 2023
Date of Incident: April 15, 2017
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Case number: 2:19-cv-00652
Targets: Nebyou Solomon (KLAS-TV)
Case Status: Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstruction of a police officer

Apr. 15, 2017: Charges pending

Apr. 17, 2019: Charges dropped

Trespassing

Apr. 15, 2017: Charges pending

Apr. 17, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

The Justice Department and CIA threatens legal action against WikiLeaks for publishing

Incident Details

Updated On: November 16, 2018
Date of Incident: April 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WikiLeaks

Chilling Statement

Attorney General has repeatedly refused to rule out prosecuting or jailing journalists

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Updated On: October 18, 2017
Date of Incident: April 21, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Appeals court says that hearing in murder case can be secret

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Other

TV reporter charged at by man with ax while covering eviction

Incident Details

Updated On: May 22, 2017
Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Targets: Ben Hall (WTVF)

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

Photojournalist charged at by man with ax while covering eviction

Incident Details

Updated On: May 22, 2017
Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Targets: Bob Stinnett (WTVF)

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

Tennessee man threatens three journalists with ax; charges later dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Targets: Kevin Wisniewski (WTVF)

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

Alaska state senator slaps journalist

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 2, 2017
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Targets: Nathaniel Herz (Alaska Dispatch News)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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