# Search, stage: silence, from 2020, national level

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

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13 incidents match this view.

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 October 2025 | [Tanzania shuts down internet access on election day amid unrest](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-tanzania-internet-shutdown-election-day) | [Tanzania](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/tz) ([RSF 2026 rank: 117th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Samia Suluhu Hassan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/samia-suluhu-hassan) | Unknown |
| 15 March 2025 | [United States: U.S. Agency for Global Media action to shut down Voice of America operations, March 2025](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Donald Trump](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/donald-trump) | Ongoing (28 March 2025) |
| 4 March 2024 | [Milei's government shuts down Argentina's state news agency Telam](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-argentina-milei-closes-telam) | [Argentina](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ar) ([RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Javier Milei](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/javier-milei) | Sustained |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 5 September 2022 | [Russia: a Moscow court suspends Novaya Gazeta's print license](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-suspends-novaya-gazeta-license) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Vladimir Putin](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/vladimir-putin) | Sustained (5 September 2022) |
| 4 March 2022 | [Russia: regulator blocks BBC Russian, Deutsche Welle and other outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-blocks-bbc-dw-meduza) | [Russia](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/ru) ([RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Vladimir Putin](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/vladimir-putin) | Sustained (4 March 2022) |
| 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) |
| 18 May 2021 | [Belarus blocks Tut.by and arrests its editors as 'extremist'](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff) | [Belarus](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/by) ([RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | [Alexander Lukashenko](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/alexander-lukashenko) | Sustained |
| April 2021 | [Poland: state oil company Orlen buys the Polska Press newspaper group](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-poland-orlen-buys-polska-press) | [Poland](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/pl) ([RSF 2026 rank: 27th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Funding and ownership pressure](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/funding_and_ownership_pressure) | [Mateusz Morawiecki](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/mateusz-morawiecki) | Sustained (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 |
| 14 February 2021 | [Hungary: Klubradio loses its terrestrial broadcast license over its tender application](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-hungary-klubradio-loses-broadcast-license) | [Hungary](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/hu) ([RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Licensing and closure of outlets](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/outlet_licensing) | [Viktor Orban](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/viktor-orban) | Upheld by a court (1 September 2021) |
| 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) |

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