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Incidents: secrets and espionage laws, head of government Barack Obama
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.
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
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| October 17, 2014 | United States pursues New York Times reporter James Risen's testimony for years before dropping its demand for his source | United States | Surveillance and subpoenas | Barack Obama | Reversed (October 17, 2014) |
| October 10, 2013 | United States: Espionage Act prosecutions of sources for leaks to the press, 2009 to 2013 | United States | Secrets and espionage laws | Barack Obama | Unknown |
| May 20, 2013 | United States search warrant names Fox News reporter James Rosen a possible co-conspirator in a leak case | United States | Surveillance and subpoenas | Barack Obama | Sustained (July 12, 2013) |
| January 25, 2013 | United States prosecutes former CIA officer John Kiriakou under the Espionage Act for identifying a covert colleague to a journalist | United States | Secrets and espionage laws | Barack Obama | Upheld by a court (February 3, 2015) |
| July 5, 2010 | United States charges Army analyst Chelsea Manning under the Espionage Act for leaking to WikiLeaks | United States | Secrets and espionage laws | Barack Obama | Reversed (January 17, 2017) |
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