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Incidents: secrets and espionage laws, 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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| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December 2025 | China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026 | Hong Kong (RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180) | Detention and violence | John Lee | Sustained (8 February 2026) |
| 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) |
| 8 June 1925 | United States: Supreme Court upholds Benjamin Gitlow's conviction under New York's Criminal Anarchy Law, 1925 | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Alfred E. Smith | Upheld by a court (8 June 1925) |
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