Incidents in Asia, national level, outcome ongoing

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.

5 incidents match this view.

Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
February 3, 2025	Journalists beaten in Bangladesh in separate incidents as interim government drafts new cyber laws	Bangladesh (RSF 2026 rank: 152nd of 180)	Detention and violence	Muhammad Yunus	Ongoing
November 1, 2023	Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Insult and defamation laws	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Ongoing
August 5, 2019	India imposes a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after revoking the region's special status	India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)	Shutdowns and blocking	Narendra Modi	Ongoing (August 5, 2020)
September 18, 1988	Burma's new military government tightens pre-publication press controls after seizing power	Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180)	Prior restraint	Saw Maung	Ongoing (January 1, 1989)
1948	Israel retains a British-era law giving the military the power to review and restrict the press	Israel (RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180)	Prior restraint	David Ben-Gurion	Ongoing (January 1, 1989)

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