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Australian correspondent assaulted by police amid crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Updated On: May 24, 2023
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Amelia Brace (7News Australia)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Australian cameraman assaulted by police amid chaotic crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Updated On: May 24, 2023
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Tim Myers (7News Australia)

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

Independent journalist struck with truncheon, pepper sprayed amid Portland protests

Incident Details

Updated On: May 17, 2023
Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:22-cv-00815
Targets: Donovan Farley (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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

Reporter pepper-sprayed while covering ‘Justice for Tyre’ protest

Incident Details

Updated On: February 2, 2023
Date of Incident: February 1, 2023
Location: Johnson City, New York
Targets: Sarah Eames (Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin)

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

Daily Mail photographer arrested while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2022
Date of Incident: August 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Michael Arellano (Daily Mail)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Trespassing

Aug. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: September 18, 2022
Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-08378
Targets: Pablo Unzueta (Daily 49er)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 1, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Storage device, 1

Camera, 1

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

ACLU files for ‘false imprisonment’ against Washington, D.C., police after photojournalist arrested, equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: August 29, 2022
Date of Incident: August 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-02158
Targets: Oyoma Asinor (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 31, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: August 31, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

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

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