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Incidents: insult and defamation laws, stage: eliminate
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.
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| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February 2023 | Russia: journalist Maria Ponomarenko is sentenced to six years for reporting on a Mariupol strike | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (15 February 2023) |
| 8 February 2023 | Belarus: journalist Andrzej Poczobut is sentenced to eight years for inciting hatred | Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Alexander Lukashenko | Reversed (28 April 2026) |
| 24 January 2013 | Thailand: magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is sentenced to 11 years under the lese-majeste law | Thailand (RSF rank: not recorded) | Insult and defamation laws | Yingluck Shinawatra | Upheld by a court (30 April 2018) |
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