"In 2024, journalists were arrested or detained by police at least 48 times, more than during the previous two years combined. It’s also the third-highest number of arrests since the Tracker began cataloging press freedom violations in 2017.

More striking statistics: Nearly 90% of those arrests took place around Israel-Gaza war protests. And nearly half were at the hands of New York City police.

Indeed, the Tracker has consistently found that protests are the most dangerous location for journalists in the United States: Four out of every five arrests (as well as assaults) of journalists since 2017 took place at demonstrations.

By contrast, the number of journalist arrests unrelated to protests in a given year has remained relatively consistent, with between five to 13 journalists detained each year since 2017."

https://pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/journalist-arrests-surge-in-2024/

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