# Greece

Government actions against journalists in Greece

RSF rank: not recorded. 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.

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

## Tactics used

- [Licensing and closure of outlets: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=GR&tactic=outlet_licensing), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/outlet_licensing
- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=GR&tactic=prior_restraint), ladder: https://thewaronnews.com/ladders/prior_restraint

## Heads of government at the time

- [Georgios Tsolakoglou: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/georgios-tsolakoglou)

## Incidents by year

### 1941

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Stage | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 May 1941 | [Greece: collaborationist government creates a Directorate-General for Press and Radio to review films and publications before release](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1941-greece-directorate-general-press-radio) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | Silence | [Georgios Tsolakoglou](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/georgios-tsolakoglou) | Sustained |

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

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