Photographer assaulted, detained while covering LA protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Damage Date of incident August 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Nate Gowdy (Independent) #immigration #kettle #protest
Independent journalist shoved, detained while covering LA protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Date of incident August 8, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Melanie Buer (Independent) #immigration #kettle #protest
Cincinnati reporter arrested as protest spills across bridge to Kentucky Arrest/Criminal Charge Date of incident July 17, 2025 Location Covington, Kentucky Targets Madeline Fening ([Cincinnati] CityBeat) #immigration #protest
Cincinnati photojournalist arrested as protest spills across bridge to Kentucky Arrest/Criminal Charge Date of incident July 17, 2025 Location Covington, Kentucky Targets Lucas Griffith ([Cincinnati] CityBeat) #immigration #protest
Publisher charged for refusing to unpublish police blotter entry on NJ news site Arrest/Criminal Charge Updated on July 24, 2025 Date of incident June 27, 2025 Location Red Bank, New Jersey Targets Kenny Katzgrau (Redbankgreen)
Reporter charged for refusing to unpublish police blotter entry on NJ news site Arrest/Criminal Charge Updated on July 24, 2025 Date of incident June 27, 2025 Location Red Bank, New Jersey Targets Brian Donohue (Redbankgreen)
West Texas reporter forcibly removed from public meeting Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Date of incident June 27, 2025 Location Fort Davis, Texas Targets David Flash (Big Bend Times)
New charges filed against Spanish-language journalist amid ICE detention Arrest/Criminal Charge Updated on July 10, 2025 Date of incident June 17, 2025 Location Lawrenceville, Georgia Targets Mario Guevara (Independent) #ICE #immigration #protest
Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests Published December 12, 2024 Written by Stephanie Sugars
‘Meritless arrests’: Charges dropped against journalists covering DNC protest Published December 3, 2024 Written by Kirstin McCudden
Arrests of journalists already doubled over last year As of this month, more journalists have now been arrested in 2024 than the last two years combined. Plus, four years after George Floyd’s death — and what it meant for media covering BLM. Published May 30, 2024 Written by Kirstin McCudden