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Police response during George Floyd protests
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![Over a decade later, FBI surveillance of Iraq War protests still resonates](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/02/15/Protest.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Over a decade later, FBI surveillance of Iraq War protests still resonates
Today is the 15th anniversary of 2003’s coordinated protest against the Iraq War. With attendance in the millions, at the time it was the “the largest protest event in human history.” Though we don’t have any records from that particular protest, Federal Bureau of Investigation files show that later demonstrations were under heavy Bureau surveillance, taking note of details as banal as a car bearing a pro-peace bumper sticker.
![During the Vietnam War, FBI used the press as a cover to "avoid embarrassment" while surveilling protests](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/07/11/VietCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
During the Vietnam War, FBI used the press as a cover to “avoid embarrassment” while surveilling protests
A memo from Howard Zinn’s FBI file shows how the Bureau relied on third-party contractors and press coverage to avoid scrutiny of its surveillance of Vietnam protestors.
![Ohio State Highway Patrol's #NoDAPL photos show a familiar perspective - and confirm a sniper was deployed](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/03/30/bullhorn.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Ohio State Highway Patrol’s #NoDAPL photos show a familiar perspective - and confirm a sniper was deployed
In response to a public records request by Emma Best, the Ohio State Highway Patrol released a huge collection of photos and video taken during its deployment at Standing Rock. While a large amount were culled from protestor’s social media accounts, a separate .zip file contains official police records - including some that appeared to be taken by someone that had been inside the camp, and one that showed a sniper overlooking the protest.
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NoDAPL Footage (North Dakota Army National Guard)
Emma North-Best sent this request to the North Dakota Army National Guard of North Dakota
Fix Required
Protest aerial surveillance video footage
Brian Waters sent this request to the New Hampshire State Police of New Hampshire
Completed
Protest and discipline standards and records (Rome, GA)
M. Alan Thomas II sent this request to the Floyd County Schools of Floyd County, GA
No Responsive Documents
Rooftop guns incident (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)
Brian Waters sent this request to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office of Multnomah County, OR
No Responsive Documents
Rooftop guns incident (Oregon State Police)
Brian Waters sent this request to the Oregon State Police of Oregon