Incidents: expulsion and visa denial 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.
5 incidents match this view.
Country: China (2) Israel (1) Türkiye (1) Iran (1)
Continent: Asia (5)
Tactic: Expulsion and visa denial (5) Access bans (2) Detention and violence (1) Credential control (1) Shutdowns and blocking (1)
Outcome: Sustained (3) Unknown (2)
Level: National (5)
Head of government: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1) Xi Jinping (1) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1) Li Peng (1)
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 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) |
| March 17, 2020 | China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers | China | Expulsion and visa denial | Xi Jinping | Sustained |
| June 21, 2009 | Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 election | Iran | Expulsion and visa denial | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Unknown |
| June 14, 1989 | China expels foreign journalists and restricts coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests | China | Expulsion and visa denial | Li Peng | Sustained (January 1, 1990) |
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