# Incidents Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news. Filters: country, continent, tactic, from, to, level, actor, leader, outlet, outcome, source_kind, has_case, plus q, sort (date, date_asc, country, tactic, relevance), per_page (up to 100), page and view (table or cards), as query parameters. 23 incidents match. | Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | September 18, 2026 | [White House revokes hard passes of CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-white-house-bans-cnn-msnow-politico) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | | Unknown | | August 4, 2026 | [Russia enacts law freezing exiled "foreign agent" journalists' assets](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-russia-new-law-targets-exiled-journalists-assets) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) | | | Unknown | | April 2026 | [Bukele administration freezes El Faro shareholders' personal assets](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-el-salvador-freezes-el-faro-shareholder-assets) | [El Salvador](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/sv) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | | Unknown | | February 10, 2026 | [Indian journalist sentenced to prison over posts about Adani Group](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | | Unknown | | January 7, 2026 | [Israel maintains ban on independent foreign press access to Gaza](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-israel-maintains-ban-on-foreign-press-access-to-gaza) | [Israel](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/il) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | | Unknown | | December 15, 2025 | [Hong Kong convicts and sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 years under security law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law) | [Hong Kong](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hk) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | | Unknown | | October 15, 2025 | [Most Pentagon press corps forfeits badges rather than sign new rules](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pentagon-press-corps-forfeits-badges) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | | Unknown | | September 21, 2025 | [Pentagon issues press rules requiring pre-approval to publish](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pentagon-issues-new-press-credentialing-rules) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | | Unknown | | September 17, 2025 | [FCC chair's remarks precede ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-fcc-pressure-precedes-kimmel-suspension) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | | Unknown | | July 1, 2025 | [Paramount pays $16 million to settle Trump's 60 Minutes lawsuit](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-paramount-cbs-settle-60-minutes-suit) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | | Unknown | | May 1, 2025 | [Trump signs order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-trump-order-ends-cpb-funding-npr-pbs) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | | Unknown | | April 25, 2025 | [DOJ rescinds Biden-era guidelines protecting journalists from subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-doj-rescinds-media-subpoena-guidelines) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | | Unknown | | March 19, 2025 | [Turkish authorities detain, injure and deport journalists covering 2025 protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | | Unknown | | March 15, 2025 | [USAGM moves to shut down Voice of America; staff sue, win reversal](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | | Unknown | | February 25, 2025 | [White House takes control of press pool selection from WHCA](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-whca-loses-control-of-press-pool) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | | Unknown | | February 16, 2025 | [White House bars AP from Oval Office and Air Force One over Gulf naming](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | | Unknown | | January 31, 2025 | [Federal judge blocks enforcement of Louisiana's police buffer-zone law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-federal-judge-blocks-louisiana-buffer-law) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | | Unknown | | January 1, 2025 | [Florida's "Halo Law" buffer zone around first responders takes effect](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-florida-halo-law-takes-effect) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | | | Unknown | | May 28, 2024 | [Louisiana enacts 25-foot buffer zone law limiting filming of police](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | | | Unknown | | December 20, 2023 | [Hungary enacts National Sovereignty Protection Act, December 2023](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-hungary-sovereignty-protection-act) | [Hungary](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hu) | | | Unknown | | November 7, 2018 | [White House revokes CNN's Jim Acosta press pass after Trump exchange](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-white-house-revokes-acosta-press-pass) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | | Unknown | | October 10, 2013 | [Obama DOJ charges eight under the Espionage Act for leaks to press](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-obama-doj-charges-eight-under-espionage-act) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | | Unknown | | September 9, 1971 | [Nixon White House compiles "enemies list" naming journalists](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1971-nixon-white-house-compiles-enemies-list) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) | | | Unknown | Download this view. 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