Era
The 1910s
Government actions against journalists, 1910 to 1919
6 recorded incidents dated 1910 to 1919, by continent and region.
Asia
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 1913 | Ottoman Empire bars lawmakers and officials from editing newspapers and jails a leading editor | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Mehmed V | Sustained (9 March 1913) |
Europe
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1914 | Britain's Official Press Bureau controls newspaper coverage of the First World War | United Kingdom (RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180) | Prior restraint | Herbert Henry Asquith | Sustained (12 November 1914) |
North America
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | United States Postmaster General Burleson strips the Milwaukee Leader of its mailing rate | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (7 March 1921) |
| 1917 | United States convicts Mother Earth editor Emma Goldman of draft conspiracy and bars her magazine from the mail | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Detention and violence | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (14 January 1918) |
| July 1917 | United States postmaster bars the magazine The Masses from the mail under the Espionage Act | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (1 November 1917) |
| 26 June 1918 | United States convicts newspaper editor Jacob Frohwerk under the Espionage Act, June 1918 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Woodrow Wilson | Upheld by a court (10 March 1919) |