Tennessee reporter told to leave, threatened with arrest at a town hall meeting with Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Show More Incident Details Date of Incident January 27, 2021 Location Whitfield County, Georgia Targets Meredith Aldis (WRCBtv) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Tennessee photographer ejected, threatened with arrest during town hall with Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Show More Incident Details Date of Incident January 27, 2021 Location Whitfield County, Georgia Targets Anonymous photojournalist 3 (WRCBtv) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Independent journalist repeatedly pushed by a police officer while covering a rally in Georgia #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest #white nationalism Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 15, 2020 Location Stone Mountain, Georgia Targets Anissa Matlock (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Atlanta journalist threatened with pistol, beaten during Rayshard Brooks protests #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 20, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets George Chidi (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
CNN news crew harassed, camera damaged while covering site of Rayshard Brooks death in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 16, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets CNN Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Alyssa Pointer (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while covering protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On May 8, 2023 Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Case number 1:21-cv-04629 Targets Sharif Hassan (Freelance) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Charges → Curfew violation: breaking city curfew Jun. 2, 2020: Charges pending Jan. 13, 2021: Charges dropped Detention Date → June 1, 2020 Release Date → June 2, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Storage device, 3 Camera, 1 Camera lens, 2 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in part Search Warrant Obtained → No Actor who seized equipment → Law enforcement
Freelance journalist detained while covering protests for The Washington Post in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Haisten Willis (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No