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TRT World correspondent hit with projectiles while covering Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Lionel Donovan (TRT World [Turkey])

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

Photojournalist shot at with foam rounds while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Adam Bettcher (Reuters)

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

Journalist assaulted while covering protests in Reno

Incident Details

Updated on: August 5, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Reno, Nevada
Targets: Don Dike-Anukam (This Is Reno)

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

Police pepper spray, shove journalist covering anti-police brutality demonstrations in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Nick Pinto (Gothamist)

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

Photojournalist struck repeatedly with pepper balls while covering La Mesa protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: La Mesa, California
Targets: Henri Migala (East County Magazine)

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

Two news vehicles damaged during Reno protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Reno, Nevada
Targets: KOLO-TV

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Two Live 5 News news vehicles damaged in one night in Charleston

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Targets: Abbey O'Brien (WCSC-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist hit by rubber bullets while documenting protest near White House

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Sally Ayhan (TRT World [Turkey])

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

Photojournalist’s credentials stolen during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated on: September 5, 2024
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Weapons aimed at Free Press journalists covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: M.L. Elrick (Detroit Free Press)

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

Free Press journalists say they were targeted with chemical irritants while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: David Jesse (Detroit Free Press)

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

Reporter punched during protest in Delaware; iPhone stolen

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Sean Greene (WDEL-FM)

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

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

Arizona TV news crew attacked while covering Scottsdale protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 17, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 20 (KTVK/KPHO-TV)

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

Journalist arrested while covering LA demonstration

Incident Details

Updated on: May 31, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Fiorella Isabel Mayorca (The Convo Couch)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist targeted with tear gas during Ohio protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Nolan Cramer (Toledo City Paper)

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

Journalist shoved with a police baton while covering LA demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Chava Sanchez (KPCC-FM/LAist)

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

Radio journalist shot with projectile during Pittsburgh protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bill O’Driscoll (WESA-FM)

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

WDEL journalist’s phone stolen during Facebook Live stream

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Mike Phillips (WDEL-FM)

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

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

WGN news van vandalized in Chicago during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WGN-TV

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

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