# Asia

Government actions against journalists in Asia

4 recorded incidents in 4 countries of Asia.

## Countries

- [Hong Kong: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hk)
- [Israel: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/il)
- [India: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in)
- [Türkiye: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr)

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 3](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=detention_and_violence)
- [Expulsion and visa denial: 2](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=expulsion_and_visa_denial)
- [Access bans: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=access_ban)
- [Insult and defamation laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=insult_and_defamation_laws)
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=outlet_licensing)
- [Secrets and espionage laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?continent=asia&tactic=secrets_and_espionage_laws)

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 10, 2026 | [India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |
| January 7, 2026 | [Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-israel-maintains-ban-on-foreign-press-access-to-gaza) | [Israel](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/il) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) |  | Sustained (February 25, 2026) |
| December 15, 2025 | [China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law) | [Hong Kong](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hk) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [John Lee](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/john-lee) | Sustained (February 8, 2026) |
| March 19, 2025 | [Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Unknown (April 2, 2025) |

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