Arrest/Criminal Charge

Total Incidents: 445

Arrests/detainments at protests

369

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Journalists still facing charges

13

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Journalists detained without charges

195

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Arrested using excessive force

111

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

Recent Incidents

Journalist Manuel Duran, arrested while covering immigration protest, could be deported by ICE

Duran is currently being held in an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
Updated on

March 24, 2022

Date of incident

April 3, 2018

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

Targets

Manuel Duran (Memphis Noticias)
Denver police officers arrest journalist for taking photos
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
Updated on

September 30, 2019

Date of incident

July 5, 2018

Location

Denver, Colorado

Targets

Susan Greene (The Colorado Independent)
Illinois State Police trooper arrests journalist for 'trespassing' at scene of car crash
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
Updated on

July 25, 2019

Date of incident

August 11, 2018

Location

Naperville, Illinois

Targets

Dave Weaver (Freelance)
Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
2. Equipment Search or Seizure
Updated on

March 8, 2019

Date of incident

June 11, 2018

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri

Targets

Michael Nigro (Truthdig)
- #protest
Milwaukee reporter arrested, interrogated, and asked to delete photographs
Date of incident

August 5, 2018

Location

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Targets

Edgar Mendez (Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service)
Reporter John Harvey arrested and cited for ‘disorderly conduct’ at Pennsylvania State Capitol
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
Date of incident

June 11, 2018

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Targets

John Harvey (Democracy Watch News)
- #protest
Journalist Ken Lovett arrested for talking on cellphone in New York State Senate lobby
1. Arrest/Criminal Charge
Date of incident

March 28, 2018

Location

Albany, New York

Targets

Ken Lovett ([New York] Daily News)

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Articles About Arrest/Criminal Charge

As World Cup nears, foreign journalists face growing risks in the US

Published

May 28, 2026

Written by

Briana Erickson
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

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Arrest/Criminal Charge

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Recent Incidents

Journalist Manuel Duran, arrested while covering immigration protest, could be deported by ICE

Denver police officers arrest journalist for taking photos

Illinois State Police trooper arrests journalist for 'trespassing' at scene of car crash

Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri

Milwaukee reporter arrested, interrogated, and asked to delete photographs

Reporter John Harvey arrested and cited for ‘disorderly conduct’ at Pennsylvania State Capitol

Journalist Ken Lovett arrested for talking on cellphone in New York State Senate lobby

Articles About Arrest/Criminal Charge

As World Cup nears, foreign journalists face growing risks in the US

Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025

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

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