U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Total Incidents: 361

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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

  1. A vertical bar chart showing arrests of journalists in the united states as documented by the Tracker

    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.

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    Kirstin McCudden