# Incidents: official labels, national level, outcome sustained

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.

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Filters: country, continent, tactic, stage, 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.

8 incidents match this view.

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 4, 2026 | [Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-russia-new-law-targets-exiled-journalists-assets) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Vladimir Putin](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/vladimir-putin) | Sustained (August 4, 2026) |
| January 29, 2025 | [Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law) | [Pakistan](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/pk) ([RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Shehbaz Sharif](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/shehbaz-sharif) | Sustained |
| May 28, 2024 | [Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-georgia-foreign-influence-law) | [Georgia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ge) ([RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Irakli Kobakhidze](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/irakli-kobakhidze) | Sustained |
| February 15, 2023 | [Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenship](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-nicaragua-strips-journalists-citizenship) | [Nicaragua](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ni) ([RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Daniel Ortega](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/daniel-ortega) | Sustained |
| March 9, 2022 | [Belarus: Deutsche Welle and other outlets labeled 'extremist'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-belarus-labels-dw-extremist) | [Belarus](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/by) ([RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Alexander Lukashenko](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alexander-lukashenko) | Sustained (March 9, 2022) |
| April 23, 2021 | [Russia: independent outlet Meduza designated a 'foreign agent'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-russia-designates-meduza-foreign-agent) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Vladimir Putin](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/vladimir-putin) | Sustained (April 23, 2021) |
| March 7, 2019 | [Russia: new laws penalize online "fake news" and "disrespecting authorities"](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-russia-fake-news-disrespect-law) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Vladimir Putin](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/vladimir-putin) | Sustained (March 7, 2019) |
| September 2013 | [Vietnam: Decree 72 restricts blogs to personal information](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-vietnam-decree-72-restricts-blogs) | [Viet Nam](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/vn) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Nguyen Tan Dung](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/nguyen-tan-dung) | Sustained (September 1, 2013) |

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