Incidents: licensing and closure of outlets in Europe, outcome reversed
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.
2 incidents match this view.
Country: Germany, RSF 2026 rank: 14th of 180 United Kingdom, RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180
Continent: Europe
Tactic: Licensing and closure of outlets (2) Prior restraint (1) Credential control (1)
Stage: Silence (2)
Outcome: Reversed (2)
Level: National (2)
Head of government: Adolf Hitler Margaret Thatcher
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1988 | United Kingdom bars broadcasters from airing Sinn Féin members' own voices | United Kingdom (RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Margaret Thatcher | Reversed (September 16, 1994) |
| October 4, 1933 | Nazi Germany's Editors Law bars Jewish journalists from the press and puts editors under state direction | Germany (RSF 2026 rank: 14th of 180) | Credential control | Adolf Hitler | Reversed (May 8, 1945) |
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