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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.
11 incidents match this view.
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
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| June 9, 2025 | Officer shoots Australian journalist with rubber bullet during Los Angeles immigration protests | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Detention and violence | Karen Bass | Unknown |
| August 11, 2023 | Police raid Marion County Record newsroom and publisher's home in Kansas | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Laura Kelly | Reversed (August 5, 2024) |
| June 14, 2023 | Guatemala convicts investigative journalist Jose Ruben Zamora on money-laundering charge | Guatemala (RSF 2026 rank: 128th of 180) | Detention and violence | Alejandro Giammattei | Ongoing |
| November 6, 2021 | FBI raids Project Veritas founder's home over Ashley Biden diary investigation | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Joe Biden | Unknown |
| July 20, 2021 | Court orders RCMP to stop restricting press access at Fairy Creek logging blockades | Canada (RSF 2026 rank: 20th of 180) | Access bans | John Horgan | Reversed (July 20, 2021) |
| July 23, 2020 | Federal officers restrict press access to Portland protests; judge orders them to stop | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Access bans | Donald Trump | Reversed (July 23, 2020) |
| May 29, 2020 | Minneapolis police projectile permanently blinds photojournalist Linda Tirado | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Detention and violence | Jacob Frey | Sustained (May 26, 2022) |
| May 29, 2020 | Minnesota State Patrol arrests CNN crew live on air in Minneapolis | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Detention and violence | Tim Walz | Reversed (May 29, 2020) |
| July 5, 2010 | United States charges Army analyst Chelsea Manning under the Espionage Act for leaking to WikiLeaks | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Barack Obama | Reversed (January 17, 2017) |
| January 17, 1991 | United States military restricts reporters to escorted press pools during the Gulf War | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Access bans | George H. W. Bush | Sustained (February 28, 1991) |
| 1981 | Haiti's Duvalier government arrests and deports Radio Haiti-Inter staff, driving its director into exile | Haiti (RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Jean-Claude Duvalier | Reversed (February 1, 1986) |
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