# Germany

Government actions against journalists in Germany

[RSF 2026 rank: 14th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index). 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.

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

## Tactics used

- [Credential control: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=DE&tactic=credential_control), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/credential_control
- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=DE&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing

## Heads of government at the time

- [Adolf Hitler: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/adolf-hitler)

## Incidents by year

### 1933

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 4, 1933 | [Nazi Germany's Editors Law bars Jewish journalists from the press and puts editors under state direction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1933-germany-editors-law) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | Silence | [Adolf Hitler](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/adolf-hitler) | Reversed (May 8, 1945) |

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

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