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Filmmaker detained, pressured to delete footage

Incident Details

Updated On: May 16, 2023
Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:23-cv-02204
Targets: Michael Watchulonis (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

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 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 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

AJC subpoenaed as part of criminal investigation into 2020 presidential election

Incident Details

Updated On: July 14, 2022
Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 5, 2022: Pending

Jul. 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Reality Winner charged with leaking information to The Intercept

Incident Details

Updated On: June 14, 2021
Date of Incident: June 3, 2017
Location: Augusta, Georgia

Targets whose Communications Were Obtained →: The Intercept
Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

Man arrested after assaulting reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated On: September 1, 2020
Date of Incident: December 7, 2019
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Targets: Alex Bozarjian (WSAV-TV)

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

Unprecedented criminal complaint filed for violations of the Georgia Open Records Act

Incident Details

Updated On: December 19, 2019
Date of Incident: February 11, 2019
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News

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CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport

Incident Details

Updated On: August 11, 2017
Date of Incident: January 29, 2017
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:17-cv-00353
Targets: Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border Point →: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: Iraq
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked to display social media? →: Unknown
Asked for social media passwords? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Unknown

Citizen journalist Nydia Tisdale arrested and attacked by police officer while filming rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 23, 2014
Location: Dawsonville, Georgia
Targets: Nydia Tisdale (Independent)

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Dawson County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Obstruction: obstruction of a law enforcement officer

Aug. 23, 2014: Charges pending

Dec. 4, 2017: Convicted

Obstruction

Aug. 23, 2014: Charges pending

Dec. 4, 2017: Acquitted

Trespassing

Aug. 23, 2014: Charges pending

Dec. 4, 2017: Acquitted
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Equipment Damage

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