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Washington Post journalist subpoenaed for documents from college reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 22, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Fenit Nirappil

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Objected to

Student journalist shoved to ground by state trooper while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Estelle Timar-Wilcox (The Mac Weekly)

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

Student journalist hit with projectile while covering protest in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Kori Suzuki (The Mac Weekly)

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

Student journalist detained during LA election-related protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser (The Daily Sundial)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student journalist struck with crowd control munitions amid Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser (The Daily Sundial)

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

Student journalist harassed, forced to delete photos while documenting protesters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 14, 2020
Location: Long Beach, California
Targets: Abel Reyes (Independent)

Equipment Broken →: Photos, 1

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 22, 2021
Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-08378
Targets: Pablo Unzueta (Daily 49er)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Dropped Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Memory card, 1

Camera, 1

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

Student reporter detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 26, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Andrew Ringle (The Commonwealth Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Richmond Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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