Independent journalist chased, assaulted by mob during protest in Oregon #chemical irritant #coronavirus #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 4, 2021 Location Olympia, Oregon Targets Alissa Azar (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist assaulted, equipment damaged during Portland protest #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 22, 2021 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Maranie Staab (Ruptly) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 Mobile phone, 1 Camera lens, 1 Gimbal, 1
Video journalist attacked, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering anti-vaccine rally in LA #chemical irritant #coronavirus #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 14, 2021 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Jake Lee Green (News2Share) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1 External microphone, 1
Independent journalist’s phone knocked from hands during ‘We Are Israel’ rally #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 25, 2021 Location El Cajon, California Targets Tina-Desiree Berg (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Documentarian pushed, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering LA anti-mask protest #chemical irritant #coronavirus #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident July 22, 2021 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Rocky Romano (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 2021 #chemical irritant #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 12, 2021 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Vishal Singh (Independent) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2021 #chemical irritant #Daunte Wright #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On February 8, 2022 Date of Incident April 16, 2021 Location Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Case number 0:20-cv-01302 Targets Tim Evans (Freelance) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Class Action Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Status of Charges → Not charged Arresting Authority → Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
AFP photojournalist, news crew pepper-sprayed at Brooklyn Center protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2021 #chemical irritant #Daunte Wright #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident April 16, 2021 Location Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Targets Chandan Khanna (Agence France-Presse) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes