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Incidents, stage: silence, state or province level
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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StageSilence 4
LevelState or province 4
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Ethiopia: internet and phone service cut across Tigray | Ethiopia (RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Abiy Ahmed | Ongoing (3 May 2021) |
| 21 March 1990 | United States Supreme Court strikes down Florida law barring a reporter from discussing his own grand jury testimony | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Bob Martinez | Reversed (21 March 1990) |
| 27 October 1975 | United States judge bars the press from reporting a murder suspect's confession before trial | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | J. James Exon | Reversed (30 June 1976) |
| 1927 | Minnesota closes The Saturday Press in 1927; the Supreme Court strikes down the law in 1931 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | Theodore Christianson | Reversed (1 June 1931) |
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