India
Government actions against journalists in India
India is in Southern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of India, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.
Tactics used
Heads of government at the time
Incidents by year
2026
| Date | Incident | 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 | Insult and defamation laws | Narendra Modi | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |