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Incidents in North America, stage: punish, outcome sustained

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.

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
29 May 2020	Minneapolis police projectile permanently blinds photojournalist Linda Tirado	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Detention and violence	Jacob Frey	Sustained (26 May 2022)
September 2018	Nicaragua: freelance correspondent detained and deported after online campaign	Nicaragua (RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180)	Expulsion and visa denial	Daniel Ortega	Sustained (30 September 2018)
20 May 2013	United States search warrant names Fox News reporter James Rosen a possible co-conspirator in a leak case	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Surveillance and subpoenas	Barack Obama	Sustained (12 July 2013)
13 May 2013	United States Justice Department secretly seizes two months of Associated Press phone records	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Surveillance and subpoenas	Barack Obama	Sustained (12 July 2013)
November 1955	United States Senate panel subpoenas dozens of New York Times journalists over Communist ties	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Surveillance and subpoenas	Dwight D. Eisenhower	Sustained (1 December 1956)

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