Arrest/Criminal Charge

Total Incidents: 403

Arrests/detainments at protests

334

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Journalists still facing charges

5

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Journalists detained without charges

169

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Arrested using excessive force

95

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Journalists detained, arrested and/or charged with a crime in the course of or as a result of their work.

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Articles About Arrest/Criminal Charge

Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025

More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

Published

December 15, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
‘They see the media as the enemy.’ A lesson from a deported journalist

Published

October 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
California press protections undermined as violations surged at LA protests

Batons, pepper balls, searches, detainment: How police defied the state’s media rights law

Published

September 30, 2025

Written by

Briana Erickson

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