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Independent journalist’s phone knocked from hands during ‘We Are Israel’ rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2021
Location: El Cajon, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Independent)

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

Documentarian pushed, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering LA anti-mask protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 22, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Rocky Romano (Independent)

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

Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 12, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Photojournalist assaulted, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

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, Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

AFP photojournalist, news crew pepper-sprayed at Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Chandan Khanna (Agence France-Presse)

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

AFP correspondent, news crew pepper-sprayed while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Eléonore Sens (Agence France-Presse)

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

AFP reporter, news crew pepper-sprayed while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Robin Legrand (Agence France-Presse)

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

Photojournalist for New York Times thrown to ground, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Camera, 1

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