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Reporting Library

A running collection of news stories on blinding by police—following individual cases and the broader pattern behind it.

Police partially blinded eight people on the same day of protests after George Floyd's death

‘It’s Mutilation’: The Police in Chile Are Blinding Protesters

Over 100 Colombia protesters suffered eye damage by police in 2021 marches

‘Blinded by police’: my search for fellow survivors of an alarming trend

The Shot in the Eye Squad

My Neighbor the Tear Gas Factory

Chile impunity fears as riot officer who blinded protester walks free

This Is How Dangerous Rubber Bullets Can Actually Be

Journalists who lost eyesight after being injured covering protests face long court battles

'My Faith in This World Is Gone.' For Protesters Injured by Police, There's No Real Recovery

‘Deliberate targeting of vital body parts’: X-rays taken after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries

The Yellow Jackets blinded by police weapons

Los Angeles man blinded by officer’s projectile at anti-ICE protest, claim says

The Injustice of Suing the Police

The Out-of-Control Spread of Crowd-Control Tech

“I Have Never Been Fired at By Police Until Tonight” – Journalists Covering Protests Find They Too Are Targets

New York Post Photographer Shot in the Head by Rubber Bullet While Covering L.A. Protests: 'I Was an Easy Target'

Man blinded by projectile at 2020 Plaza protest discusses lawsuit against city

Colombia politician tells protesters hurt by police to ‘stop crying over one eye’

Faces in the Darkness: The Victims of ’Non-Lethal’ Weapons in Kashmir

Gilets jaunes leader hit in eye during protest 'will be disabled for life'

Man blinded by bean bag during Cleveland racial protest sues

Kashmir: Hundreds suffer eye injuries from pellet guns

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