Journalists across the United States have been targeted by police while covering the George Floyd protests.

New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests on June 2nd in the latest aggression against members of the media during a week of unrest around the country.

We are deeply saddened to hear about the severe injury photojournalist Linda Tirado suffered on May 30, 2020 while capturing the protests in Nashville Tennessee.

Ellen Schmidt, a staff photographer at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Bridget Bennett, a freelance photojournalist, were following the demonstrations on May 29 in Las Vegas when arrested along with 80 protesters.

Demonstrations across the United States continue, and with curfews put in place in large cities, reporters are facing arrests.

Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark were reporting from the demonstration scene in Minneapolis on May 30 when a police officer ran towards them, pointing a weapon - believed to be either a projectile or a tear gas weapon- and instructing them to “GO!”.

CBS5 reporter Briana Whitney was attacked by a civilian man on live television while reporting on protests outside Phoenix Police Department headquarters on May 29.

Louisville based news agency WLKY’s crew was senselessly attacked on May 29 while covering the protests in downtown.

Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske was tear gassed while reporting the protests in Minnesota on the frontlines. CFWIJ is concerned about attacks against women journalists in the United States.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Susan Ormiston was hit with a gas canister in Minnesota. Journalists were tear gassed while covering the protests, despite clear depiction of their press credentials. CFWIJ urges US authorities and especially the police department to stop attacks against journalists. We are deeply concerned about the constant targeting of women journalists.

WAVE 3 News reporter and photographer Kaitlin Rust were struck by pepper balls reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in Louisville. CFWIJ condemns the use of disproportionate force against the press by the police. We are concerned about the targeting of women reporters covering a critical national story in the democratic country.

Murder of Minneapolis resident George Floyd on May 25th 2020 by the police forces sparked fury and erupted demonstrations across the United States. Across fifty states in America, protestors are demanding justice and an end to racial inequality and police brutality. As streets heat up countrywide many journalists covering the story on the ground are being targeted, with multiple cases of brutal attacks by police forces causing injuries.

The Liberty University Police Department has issued arrest warrants against freelance photographer Julia Rendleman and ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis for reporting a critical story about the university's handling of the pandemic.

Longtime CBS journalist Maria Mercader has died in a New York hospital after contracting Covid-19. She was fighting cancer and other related illnesses for 20 years. For Maria, the deadly virus proved to be fatal. It is alarming that COVID-19 is more threatening for those who are already struggling to survive due to chronic illnesses.