Independent video journalist Mason Lake confirmed to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he was assaulted by a group of individuals on June 24, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, while covering demonstrations in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned the landmark case of Roe v. Wade.
On Twitter, Lake wrote that he was livestreaming the speeches and capturing video of more than a thousand people marching toward downtown Portland when individuals assaulted him for reporting during the event. He identified the individuals as being in black bloc, a technique of dressing in all black to avoid identification.
Lake wrote in a tweet that his live stream abruptly stopped when he was assaulted, and his phone, which he was using to stream the events, was knocked out of his hand. It’s unclear if his phone was damaged in the altercation.
Find press freedom violations documented by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker at reproductive rights demonstrations across the U.S. here.
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