# Compare: who did what, when Each row is a tactic and each column a country. A cell lists the dated incidents in which that country's government used that tactic, with the head of government at the time and the outcome. Every incident links to its sources. Narrow with ?continent=, ?country= (comma-separated ISO codes), ?tactic=, ?from=, ?to=, ?outcome=, ?level= or ?leader=. 23 incidents, 12 tactics, 8 countries. | Tactic | El Salvador | Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Israel | Russia | Türkiye | United States | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | | | | | 2026-01-07 Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026; sustained | | | 2018-11-07 United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018; head of government Donald Trump; reversed; 2024-05-24 United States (Louisiana): 25-foot buffer zone law around police officers, May 2024; head of government Jeff Landry; ongoing; 2025-01-01 United States (Florida): Halo Law buffer zone around first responders, January 2025; head of government Ron DeSantis; sustained; 2025-01-31 United States (Louisiana): Federal court order blocking enforcement of the police buffer zone law, January 2025; head of government Jeff Landry; ongoing; 2025-02-11 United States: White House exclusion of the Associated Press from the Oval Office and Air Force One, February 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2025-02-25 United States: White House takes over selection of the presidential press pool, February 2025; head of government Donald Trump; sustained; 2025-09-19 United States: Department of Defense press credential rules requiring approval before release of information, September 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2025-10-15 United States: News organizations turn in their Pentagon press credentials, October 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2026-09-18 United States: White House hard-pass deactivations for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, September 2026; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing | | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | | | | | | | | 2018-11-07 United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018; head of government Donald Trump; reversed; 2025-02-25 United States: White House takes over selection of the presidential press pool, February 2025; head of government Donald Trump; sustained; 2025-09-19 United States: Department of Defense press credential rules requiring approval before release of information, September 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2025-10-15 United States: News organizations turn in their Pentagon press credentials, October 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2026-09-18 United States: White House hard-pass deactivations for CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters, September 2026; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing | | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | | 2025-12-15 China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026; head of government John Lee; sustained | | | | | | 2025-09-17 United States: Federal Communications Commission chairman's remarks and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 2025; head of government Donald Trump; reversed | | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | | | | | | | | 2025-09-19 United States: Department of Defense press credential rules requiring approval before release of information, September 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing | | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | | 2025-12-15 China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026; head of government John Lee; sustained | | | | | | 2013-10-10 United States: Espionage Act prosecutions of sources for leaks to the press, 2009 to 2013; head of government Barack Obama; unknown | | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | | | | 2026-02-10 India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026; head of government Narendra Modi; unknown | | | | | | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | | | | | | | | 1971-09-09 United States: Nixon White House "enemies list" naming journalists, September 1971; head of government Richard Nixon; unknown; 2013-10-10 United States: Espionage Act prosecutions of sources for leaks to the press, 2009 to 2013; head of government Barack Obama; unknown; 2025-04-25 United States: Department of Justice rescission of rules limiting subpoenas of journalists, April 2025; head of government Donald Trump; sustained | | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | 2026-04-01 El Salvador: freeze on assets of shareholders in El Faro's parent company, February to April 2026; head of government Nayib Bukele; sustained | | 2023-12-20 Hungary: National Sovereignty Protection Act and Sovereignty Protection Office, December 2023; head of government Viktor Orban; reversed | | | 2026-08-04 Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026; head of government Vladimir Putin; sustained | | 2025-03-15 United States: U.S. Agency for Global Media action to shut down Voice of America operations, March 2025; head of government Donald Trump; ongoing; 2025-05-01 United States: Executive Order 14290 directing an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, May 2025; head of government Donald Trump; unknown; 2025-09-17 United States: Federal Communications Commission chairman's remarks and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 2025; head of government Donald Trump; reversed | | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | | | | | 2026-01-07 Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026; sustained | | 2025-03-19 Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025; head of government Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; unknown | | | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | | 2025-12-15 China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026; head of government John Lee; sustained | | 2026-02-10 India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026; head of government Narendra Modi; unknown | | | 2025-03-19 Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025; head of government Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; unknown | | | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | | | | | | | | 2025-07-01 United States: Paramount settlement of Donald Trump's lawsuit over a 60 Minutes interview, July 2025; head of government Donald Trump; sustained | | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | | | 2023-12-20 Hungary: National Sovereignty Protection Act and Sovereignty Protection Office, December 2023; head of government Viktor Orban; reversed | | | 2026-08-04 Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026; head of government Vladimir Putin; sustained | | | Download this comparison. 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