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Incidents in Asia, stage: punish, 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.

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
3 February 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
20 August 2024	Kazakhstan: new accreditation rules let officials withdraw a journalist's pass for off-topic questions	Kazakhstan (RSF rank: not recorded)	Credential control	Kassym-Jomart Tokayev	Ongoing (3 September 2024)
1 November 2023	Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Insult and defamation laws	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Ongoing
22 January 2022	Turkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas is arrested for a proverb about President Erdogan	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Insult and defamation laws	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Ongoing (22 June 2023)
14 January 2022	Turkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas tried for insulting the president	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Lawsuits against the press	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Ongoing (22 June 2023)
15 June 2020	Philippines: Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel	Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180)	Lawsuits against the press	Rodrigo Duterte	Ongoing (15 June 2020)

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