# Search in Asia, national level

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

Filters: country, continent, tactic, stage, from, to, level, actor, leader, outlet, outcome, source_kind, has_case, plus q, sort (date, date_asc, country, tactic, relevance), per_page (up to 100), page and view (table or cards), as query parameters.

55 incidents match this view. Showing 50 on page 1 of 2.

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 August 2026 | [Kazakhstan: fabricated copyright complaints used against journalists](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-kazakhstan-copyright-claims-against-press) | [Kazakhstan](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/kz) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | [Kassym-Jomart Tokayev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kassym-jomart-tokayev) | Ongoing (20 August 2026) |
| 10 February 2026 | [India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown (10 February 2026) |
| 7 January 2026 | [Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-israel-maintains-ban-on-foreign-press-access-to-gaza) | [Israel](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/il) ([RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) |  | Sustained (25 February 2026) |
| 19 March 2025 | [Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Unknown (2 April 2025) |
| 3 February 2025 | [Journalists beaten in Bangladesh in separate incidents as interim government drafts new cyber laws](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-bangladesh-journalists-attacked-interim-government) | [Bangladesh](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/bd) ([RSF 2026 rank: 152nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Muhammad Yunus](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/muhammad-yunus) | Ongoing |
| 29 January 2025 | [Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law) | [Pakistan](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/pk) ([RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Shehbaz Sharif](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/shehbaz-sharif) | Sustained |
| November 2024 | [China: editor Dong Yuyu is sentenced to seven years for espionage over meals with a diplomat](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-china-dong-yuyu-espionage-sentence) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Xi Jinping](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/xi-jinping) | Ongoing (1 November 2024) |
| 29 August 2024 | [Hong Kong court convicts Stand News editors of sedition](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-hong-kong-stand-news-editors-convicted-sedition) | [Hong Kong](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hk) ([RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [John Lee](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/john-lee) | Upheld by a court (26 September 2024) |
| 20 August 2024 | [Kazakhstan: new accreditation rules let officials withdraw a journalist's pass for off-topic questions](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-kazakhstan-restrictive-media-accreditation-rules) | [Kazakhstan](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/kz) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | [Kassym-Jomart Tokayev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kassym-jomart-tokayev) | Ongoing (3 September 2024) |
| 28 May 2024 | [Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-georgia-foreign-influence-law) | [Georgia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ge) ([RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Irakli Kobakhidze](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/irakli-kobakhidze) | Sustained |
| March 2024 | [Bombay High Court strikes down India's government 'fact check unit' rule](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-india-court-strikes-down-fact-check-unit) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Reversed (20 September 2024) |
| 17 January 2024 | [Iran: journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are sentenced to 13 and 12 years](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-iran-hamedi-mohammadi-sentenced) | [Iran](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ir) ([RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Ebrahim Raisi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ebrahim-raisi) | Ongoing (17 January 2024) |
| 1 November 2023 | [Turkish authorities detain three journalists under 'disinformation' law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-turkiye-detains-journalists-disinformation-law) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Ongoing |
| 21 August 2023 | [India: Gaon Savera's Facebook and X accounts blocked](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-india-blocks-gaon-savera-accounts) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown |
| 22 February 2023 | [Turkiye: the broadcast regulator fines and suspends channels for earthquake coverage](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-turkiye-rtuk-fines-earthquake-coverage) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Sustained (22 February 2023) |
| 14 February 2023 | [Indian tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after Modi documentary ban](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-india-tax-authorities-raid-bbc-offices) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown |
| 13 February 2023 | [Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen orders Voice of Democracy's license revoked over one article](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-cambodia-shutters-voice-of-democracy) | [Cambodia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/kh) ([RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Hun Sen](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/hun-sen) | Sustained (13 February 2023) |
| 22 January 2022 | [Turkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas is arrested for a proverb about President Erdogan](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-turkiye-sedef-kabas-insulting-president) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Ongoing (22 June 2023) |
| 14 January 2022 | [Turkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas tried for insulting the president](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-turkiye-prosecutes-sedef-kabas) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Ongoing (22 June 2023) |
| 14 December 2021 | [Vietnam: journalist Pham Doan Trang is sentenced to nine years for anti-state "propaganda"](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-vietnam-pham-doan-trang-nine-year-sentence) | [Viet Nam](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/vn) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Nguyen Xuan Phuc](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/nguyen-xuan-phuc) | Sustained (14 December 2021) |
| 24 June 2021 | [China (Hong Kong): Apple Daily closes after its assets are frozen under the national security law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-hong-kong-apple-daily-forced-closure) | [Hong Kong](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hk) ([RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Carrie Lam](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/carrie-lam) | Sustained (24 June 2021) |
| 1 April 2021 | [Turkiye: the presidency's press card system is found restrictive by the country's top administrative court](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-turkiye-press-card-controls-restrictive) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Reversed (1 April 2021) |
| 8 March 2021 | [Myanmar junta revokes five outlets' licenses and raids newsrooms after coup](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-myanmar-junta-revokes-media-licenses) | [Myanmar](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/mm) ([RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Min Aung Hlaing](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/min-aung-hlaing) | Sustained |
| February 2021 | [Myanmar: military cuts mobile internet after seizing power](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-myanmar-military-internet-shutdown) | [Myanmar](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/mm) ([RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Min Aung Hlaing](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/min-aung-hlaing) | Ongoing (3 May 2021) |
| 15 June 2020 | [Philippines: Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-philippines-ressa-cyber-libel-conviction) | [Philippines](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph) ([RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Lawsuits against the press](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/lawsuits_against_press) | [Rodrigo Duterte](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/rodrigo-duterte) | Ongoing (15 June 2020) |
| 14 May 2020 | [China: citizen journalist Zhang Zhan imprisoned for Wuhan reporting](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-china-arrests-zhang-zhan) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Xi Jinping](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/xi-jinping) | Ongoing |
| 18 March 2020 | [China: press credentials and visas withheld from correspondents at three American newspapers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-china-press-card-visa-restrictions-us-outlets) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Credential control](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/credential_control) | [Xi Jinping](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/xi-jinping) | Sustained (3 March 2021) |
| 17 March 2020 | [China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-china-expels-us-newspaper-journalists) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Xi Jinping](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/xi-jinping) | Sustained |
| 19 February 2020 | [China: three Wall Street Journal correspondents expelled over an opinion headline](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-china-expels-three-wsj-journalists-headline) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [Xi Jinping](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/xi-jinping) | Sustained (19 February 2020) |
| 16 November 2019 | [Iran: near-total internet shutdown during fuel-price protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-iran-nationwide-internet-shutdown) | [Iran](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ir) ([RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Hassan Rouhani](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/hassan-rouhani) | Reversed (23 November 2019) |
| 7 November 2019 | [India: journalist Aatish Taseer's overseas citizenship revoked](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-india-revokes-taseer-oci-status) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Sustained (7 November 2019) |
| 5 August 2019 | [India imposes a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after revoking the region's special status](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-india-kashmir-communications-blackout) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Ongoing (5 August 2020) |
| 13 February 2019 | [Philippines: Rappler's Maria Ressa arrested over cyber libel case](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-philippines-arrests-ressa) | [Philippines](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph) ([RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Rodrigo Duterte](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/rodrigo-duterte) | Reversed (14 February 2019) |
| 17 January 2019 | [Turkiye: Dutch freelance journalist Ans Boersma deported](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-turkiye-deports-ans-boersma) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Sustained (17 January 2019) |
| 2 October 2018 | [Saudi Arabia's government kills journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its Istanbul consulate](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-saudi-arabia-khashoggi-killed-consulate) | [Saudi Arabia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/sa) ([RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/king-salman) | Unknown |
| 1 October 2018 | [Saudi Arabia: spyware on an associate's phone precedes Jamal Khashoggi's killing by one day](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-saudi-arabia-pegasus-khashoggi-associate) | [Saudi Arabia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/sa) ([RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/king-salman) | Unknown (1 October 2018) |
| 3 September 2018 | [Myanmar sentences two Reuters journalists to seven years under the Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-myanmar-reuters-journalists-official-secrets-act) | [Myanmar](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/mm) ([RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Aung San Suu Kyi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/aung-san-suu-kyi) | Reversed (7 May 2019) |
| 21 March 2018 | [Turkiye: Dogan Holding sells its media outlets to Demiroren](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-turkiye-dogan-sells-to-demiroren) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Sustained (21 March 2018) |
| 21 February 2018 | [Philippines: a Rappler reporter is barred from the presidential palace](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2018-philippines-bans-rappler-presidential-palace) | [Philippines](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ph) ([RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | [Rodrigo Duterte](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/rodrigo-duterte) | Unknown (21 February 2018) |
| 4 September 2017 | [Cambodia's government forces the closure of The Cambodia Daily with a disputed multimillion-dollar tax bill](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill) | [Cambodia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/kh) ([RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Hun Sen](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/hun-sen) | Sustained (4 September 2017) |
| 27 July 2016 | [Turkey closes more than 100 media outlets by decree after a failed coup attempt](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2016-turkey-post-coup-media-closures) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Sustained (31 December 2016) |
| 4 March 2016 | [Turkiye: court installs trustees at Zaman newspaper](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2016-turkiye-zaman-trustees-installed) | [Türkiye](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tr) ([RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Sustained (4 March 2016) |
| 1 September 2015 | [Azerbaijan: investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova sentenced to 7.5 years](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2015-azerbaijan-sentences-ismayilova) | [Azerbaijan](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/az) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Detention and violence](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/detention_and_violence) | [Ilham Aliyev](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/ilham-aliyev) | Reversed (25 May 2016) |
| September 2013 | [Vietnam: Decree 72 restricts blogs to personal information](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-vietnam-decree-72-restricts-blogs) | [Viet Nam](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/vn) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | [Nguyen Tan Dung](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/nguyen-tan-dung) | Sustained (1 September 2013) |
| 24 January 2013 | [Thailand: magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is sentenced to 11 years under the lese-majeste law](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-thailand-somyot-lese-majeste-sentence) | [Thailand](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/th) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Yingluck Shinawatra](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/yingluck-shinawatra) | Upheld by a court (30 April 2018) |
| June 2010 | [Israel: a court bars any mention of the 'Prisoner X' case](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2010-israel-prisoner-x-gag-order) | [Israel](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/il) ([RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Prior restraint](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/prior_restraint) | [Benjamin Netanyahu](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/benjamin-netanyahu) | Unknown (1 June 2010) |
| 21 June 2009 | [Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 election](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2009-iran-post-election-foreign-press-restrictions) | [Iran](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ir) ([RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Mahmoud Ahmadinejad](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/mahmoud-ahmadinejad) | Unknown |
| 8 June 2009 | [North Korea: American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are sentenced to hard labor](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2009-north-korea-ling-lee-sentenced) | [North Korea](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/kp) (RSF rank: not recorded) | [Secrets and espionage laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/secrets_and_espionage_laws) | [Kim Jong Il](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/kim-jong-il) | Reversed (4 August 2009) |
| 20 September 1998 | [Malaysia pressures domestic media and monitors foreign correspondents after arresting former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1998-malaysia-anwar-arrest-press-restrictions) | [Malaysia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/my) ([RSF 2026 rank: 95th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | [Mahathir Mohamad](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/mahathir-mohamad) | Unknown |
| 14 June 1989 | [China expels foreign journalists and restricts coverage of the Tiananmen Square protests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled) | [China](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/cn) ([RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Expulsion and visa denial](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/expulsion_and_visa_denial) | [Li Peng](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/li-peng) | Sustained (1 January 1990) |

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