# Incidents: detention and violence in North America

Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

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11 incidents match this view.

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 June 2025 | [Officer shoots Australian journalist with rubber bullet during Los Angeles immigration protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-australian-journalist-shot-rubber-bullet-los-angeles) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Karen Bass](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/karen-bass) | Unknown |
| 11 August 2023 | [Police raid Marion County Record newsroom and publisher's home in Kansas](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-marion-county-record-raid-kansas) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Laura Kelly](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/laura-kelly) | Reversed (5 August 2024) |
| 14 June 2023 | [Guatemala convicts investigative journalist Jose Ruben Zamora on money-laundering charge](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-guatemala-convicts-zamora-money-laundering) | [Guatemala](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/gt) ([RSF 2026 rank: 128th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Alejandro Giammattei](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alejandro-giammattei) | Ongoing |
| 6 November 2021 | [FBI raids Project Veritas founder's home over Ashley Biden diary investigation](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-fbi-raids-project-veritas-founder-okeefe) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Joe Biden](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/joe-biden) | Unknown |
| 20 July 2021 | [Court orders RCMP to stop restricting press access at Fairy Creek logging blockades](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-rcmp-restricts-press-fairy-creek-court-order) | [Canada](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ca) ([RSF 2026 rank: 20th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [John Horgan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/john-horgan) | Reversed (20 July 2021) |
| 23 July 2020 | [Federal officers restrict press access to Portland protests; judge orders them to stop](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Reversed (23 July 2020) |
| 29 May 2020 | [Minneapolis police projectile permanently blinds photojournalist Linda Tirado](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-minneapolis-police-blind-photojournalist-linda-tirado) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Jacob Frey](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/jacob-frey) | Sustained (26 May 2022) |
| 29 May 2020 | [Minnesota State Patrol arrests CNN crew live on air in Minneapolis](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-minnesota-state-patrol-arrests-cnn-crew-minneapolis) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Tim Walz](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/tim-walz) | Reversed (29 May 2020) |
| 5 July 2010 | [United States charges Army analyst Chelsea Manning under the Espionage Act for leaking to WikiLeaks](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-us-chelsea-manning-espionage-act-wikileaks) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Barack Obama](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/barack-obama) | Reversed (17 January 2017) |
| 17 January 1991 | [United States military restricts reporters to escorted press pools during the Gulf War](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1991-gulf-war-us-military-press-pools) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [George H. W. Bush](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/george-hw-bush) | Sustained (28 February 1991) |
| 1980 | [Haiti's Duvalier government arrests and deports Radio Haiti-Inter staff, driving its director into exile](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1981-haiti-duvalier-radio-haiti-inter-exile) | [Haiti](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ht) ([RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Jean-Claude Duvalier](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/jean-claude-duvalier) | Reversed (1 February 1986) |

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