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Photographer assaulted, had camera stolen while covering Manhattan protests for NY Post

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Stephen Yang (New York Post)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist shoved, hit with pepper spray during Washington, D.C., protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Mike Brest (Washington Examiner)

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

Minneapolis reporter injured by broken glass after nonlethal round shatters car window

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Ryan Faircloth (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Denver Post reporter struck in head, body with multiple projectiles during protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Alex Burness (The Denver Post)

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

NBC journalist pepper-sprayed, detained at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Simon Moya-Smith (NBC News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minneapolis Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Las Vegas Review-Journal struck by projectiles amid protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Blake Apgar (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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

San Diego student journalist hit with tear gas, projectiles while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: JoseLuis Baylon (Freelance)

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

Video journalist hit by thrown object during Boston protest; individuals try to steal camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Jack Sorgi (Boston Stringer Media)

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

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