Headline Roundup • June 30th, 2019
Journalist Attacked in Clashes Between Leftist and Right-Wing Protesters
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Three people were arrested on assault and harassment charges during rallies and demonstrations that involved leftist and right-wing groups in Portland, Oregon on Saturday.
One of the assault victims was Andy Ngo, editor and photojournalist for Quillette magazine, who was hospitalized overnight due to his injuries. A video posted to Twitter shows multiple protesters physically assaulting Ngo and throwing milkshakes at him. Portland Police said the milkshakes thrown during the rally may have had quick-dry cement in them.
Those on the right condemned aggression from left-wing "Antifa" demonstrators and criticized the left, saying they failed to strongly denounce Ngo's beating. Reporters on the left and in the center mentioned Ngo, but focused on the protest and its connection to the sentencing of James Fields Jr., who was sentenced to life in prison for driving his truck into demonstrators at a "Unite the Right" rally in Virginia in 2017, killing one.
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Newsweek
Police in Portland, Oregon, have advised groups protesting in their city to disperse after things got unruly on the streets Saturday afternoon. Protests and counterdemonstrations were taking place at three different locations.
Portland police said the scenes had become a "civil disturbance and unlawful assembly," and asked all folks in the area to leave immediately.
Those advertised to be among the demonstrators Saturday included two right-wing groups — the street-fighting fraternal group called Proud Boys, and Haley Adams of the "HimToo Movement." The Rose City Antifa planned a counterdemonstration.
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USA TODAY
Oregon's largest city was calm and quiet Sunday after a day of chaotic, competing protests that clogged Portland streets, crippled public transit and left at least eight people injured.
Police in riot gear broke up the demonstrations as clashes developed among law enforcers, anti-fascist "antifa" protesters and right-wing groups. Three people were charged with crimes ranging from assault on a police officer to harassment, police said.
As the violence increased, police declared a civil disturbance and ordered the protests dispersed. Pepper spray was used by demonstrators and police, Assistant Chief...
Reason
Andy Ngo, a photojournalist and editor at Quillette, landed in the emergency room after a mob of antifa activists attacked him on the streets of Portland during a Saturday afternoon demonstration.
The assailants wore black clothing and masks, and were engaged in a counter-protest against several right-wing groups, including the Proud Boys. Ngo is a well-known chronicler of antifa activity, and has criticized their illiberal tactics on Fox News. He attended the protest in this capacity—as a journalist, covering a notable public event.
According to Ngo, his attacker stole his...
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