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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 →: Work product, 1

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

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
Arresting Authority →: Richmond Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Commonwealth Times editor detained while covering Richmond protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Eduardo Acevedo (The Commonwealth Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Richmond Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Student journalist says federal agents threw crowd-control munitions at her during Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eddy Binford-Ross (The Clypian)

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

Student journalist covering Portland protests says federal agents threw a flash-bang grenade toward her

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eddy Binford-Ross (The Clypian)

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

Freelance journalist struck by tear gas canister fragments while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Student journalist pepper-sprayed, thrown to ground by law enforcement in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 21, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Andrew Ringle (The Commonwealth Times)

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

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