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Photojournalist assaulted while reporting at Portland park

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2022
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 25 (KGW News)

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

Video journalist assaulted at reproductive rights demonstrations in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Subpoena seeking testimony from Oregon independent journalist dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 5, 2022
Location: Bend, Oregon
Targets: Hannah Merzbach (Independent)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 5, 2022: Pending

May. 6, 2022: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

KATU camera operator assaulted, camera damaged amid Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 19, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 13 (KATU News)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

KATU journalist assaulted, crew harassed in Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 19, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Unidentified journalist 4 (KATU News)

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

Multimedia journalist pushed by police officer while covering riot in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 19, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Grace Morgan (Independent)

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

Freelance journalist questioned about journalism at Portland airport

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 18, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Freelance)

Border Point →: Portland International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
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

Independent journalist chased, assaulted by mob during protest in Oregon

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2021
Location: Olympia, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

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

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