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BBC journalist questioned by US border agents, devices searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 18, 2017
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Ali Hamedani (BBC News)

Border Point →: O'Hare International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: Iran

United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked to display social media? →: Yes
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Unknown
Were devices searched or seized? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

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

Reporters excluded from press briefing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 24, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: BBC News, BuzzFeed News, CNN, Daily Mail, HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, The New York Times

Government agency or public official involved →: White House Press Secretary

Cameraman, other reporters attacked at Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 11, 2019
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Ron Skeans (BBC News)

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

BBC journalist questioned by border official, passport reviewed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 29, 2019
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Targets: Stephanie Hegarty (BBC News)

Border Point →: Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

BBC videographer slammed by officer’s shield during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Peter Murtaugh (BBC News)

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