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Journalist detained while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Omaha police shove, detain freelance journalist during protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 8, 2021
Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Case number: 8:20-cv-00400
Targets: Melanie Buer (Protean Magazine)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Mission Local journalist detained with protesters while covering Bay Area demonstration

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 3, 2020
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Julian Mark (Mission Local)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist arrested during Houston protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Houston, Texas
Targets: Derrick Broze (KPFT-FM)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Houston Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: obstructing a highway or passageway

June 3, 2020: Charges pending

June 9, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: June 3, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Freelance photojournalist arrested amid curfew crackdown in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Updated On: July 22, 2020
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Robert Spangle (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

June 1, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Journalist detained during downtown Los Angeles protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Kandist Mallett (Freelance)

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

Journalist detained covering downtown LA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Aaron Cantú (Freelance)

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

Video journalist struck by crowd-control munition, briefly detained amid DC protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ford Fischer (Zenger)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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