Incidents, outcome unknown
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.
Country: United States (3) India (1) Türkiye (1)
Continent: North America (3) Asia (2)
Tactic: Detention and violence (2) Surveillance and subpoenas (2) Insult and defamation laws (1) Funding and ownership pressure (1) Expulsion and visa denial (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1)
Outcome: Unknown (5)
Level: National (5)
Head of government: Narendra Modi (1) Donald Trump (1) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1) Barack Obama (1) Richard Nixon (1)
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2026 | India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026 | India | Insult and defamation laws | Narendra Modi | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |
| May 1, 2025 | United States: Executive Order 14290 directing an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, May 2025 | United States | Funding and ownership pressure | Donald Trump | Unknown |
| March 19, 2025 | Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025 | Türkiye | Detention and violence | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Unknown (April 2, 2025) |
| 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 |
| September 9, 1971 | United States: Nixon White House "enemies list" naming journalists, September 1971 | United States | Surveillance and subpoenas | Richard Nixon | Unknown |
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