Search: funding and ownership pressure in Asia, national level

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

5 incidents match this view.

Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
May 28, 2024	Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed	Georgia (RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180)	Official labels	Irakli Kobakhidze	Sustained
March 21, 2018	Turkiye: Dogan Holding sells its media outlets to Demiroren	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Funding and ownership pressure	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Sustained (March 21, 2018)
September 4, 2017	Cambodia's government forces the closure of The Cambodia Daily with a disputed multimillion-dollar tax bill	Cambodia (RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180)	Licensing and closure of outlets	Hun Sen	Sustained (September 4, 2017)
March 4, 2016	Turkiye: court installs trustees at Zaman newspaper	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Funding and ownership pressure	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Sustained (March 4, 2016)
September 20, 1998	Malaysia pressures domestic media and monitors foreign correspondents after arresting former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim	Malaysia (RSF 2026 rank: 95th of 180)	Surveillance and subpoenas	Mahathir Mohamad	Unknown

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