Incidents in Asia
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.
4 incidents match this view.
Country: India (1) Israel (1) Hong Kong (1) Türkiye (1)
Continent: Asia (4)
Tactic: Detention and violence (3) Expulsion and visa denial (2) Insult and defamation laws (1) Access bans (1) Licensing and closure of outlets (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1)
Outcome: Unknown (2) Sustained (2)
Level: National (3) State or province (1)
Head of government: Narendra Modi (1) John Lee (1) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1)
| Date | Incident | Country | 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 | India | Insult and defamation laws | Narendra Modi | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |
| January 7, 2026 | Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026 | Israel | Access bans | Sustained (February 25, 2026) | |
| December 15, 2025 | China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026 | Hong Kong | Detention and violence | John Lee | Sustained (February 8, 2026) |
| March 19, 2025 | Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025 | Türkiye | Detention and violence | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Unknown (April 2, 2025) |
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