Incidents: credential control, stage: punish
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.
4 incidents match this view.
Country: China, RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180 Kazakhstan Zimbabwe, RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180
Tactic: Credential control (4) Expulsion and visa denial (1)
Stage: Punish (4)
Outcome: Sustained (2) Ongoing (1) Upheld by a court (1)
Level: National (4)
Head of government: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Robert Mugabe Xi Jinping
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2024 | Kazakhstan: new accreditation rules let officials withdraw a journalist's pass for off-topic questions | Kazakhstan (RSF rank: not recorded) | Credential control | Kassym-Jomart Tokayev | Ongoing (September 3, 2024) |
| March 18, 2020 | China: press credentials and visas withheld from correspondents at three American newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Credential control | Xi Jinping | Sustained (March 3, 2021) |
| March 17, 2020 | China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Xi Jinping | Sustained |
| May 12, 2005 | Zimbabwe: the High Court refuses to accredit Daily News journalists under the media registration law | Zimbabwe (RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180) | Credential control | Robert Mugabe | Upheld by a court (May 12, 2005) |
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