# Czechia

Government actions against journalists in Czechia

[RSF 2026 rank: 11th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/country-czechia). World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders (RSF); rank 1 is the freest.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Czechia is in Eastern Europe, Europe. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of Czechia, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=CZ&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint
- [Shutdowns and blocking: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=CZ&tactic=shutdowns_and_blocking), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/shutdowns_and_blocking

## Heads of government at the time

- [Alexander Dubček: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alexander-dubcek)

## Incidents by year

### 1968

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 21, 1968 | [Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia is followed by the return of government press press controls](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1968-czechoslovakia-normalization-censorship) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | Silence | [Alexander Dubček](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alexander-dubcek) | Reversed (November 1, 1989) |

Ladders: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders. Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/country/cz.

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