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Incidents: surveillance and subpoenas, 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) Malaysia (1)

Continent: North America (3) Asia (2)

Tactic: Surveillance and subpoenas (5) Prior restraint (1) Detention and violence (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1) Funding and ownership pressure (1)

Outcome: Unknown (5)

Level: National (5)

Head of government: Narendra Modi (1) Joe Biden (1) Barack Obama (1) Mahathir Mohamad (1) Richard Nixon (1)

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
February 14, 2023Indian tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after Modi documentary banIndiaSurveillance and subpoenasNarendra ModiUnknown
November 6, 2021FBI raids Project Veritas founder's home over Ashley Biden diary investigationUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasJoe BidenUnknown
October 10, 2013United States: Espionage Act prosecutions of sources for leaks to the press, 2009 to 2013United StatesSecrets and espionage lawsBarack ObamaUnknown
September 20, 1998Malaysia pressures domestic media and monitors foreign correspondents after arresting former deputy premier Anwar IbrahimMalaysiaSurveillance and subpoenasMahathir MohamadUnknown
September 9, 1971United States: Nixon White House "enemies list" naming journalists, September 1971United StatesSurveillance and subpoenasRichard NixonUnknown
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