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Search: shutdowns and blocking in Asia, national level

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

6 incidents match this view.

Country: India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180 Iran, RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180 Myanmar, RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180 Philippines, RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180

Continent: Asia

Tactic: Shutdowns and blocking (6) Expulsion and visa denial (1) Detention and violence (1) Prior restraint (1)

Stage: Punish (1) Silence (5)

Outcome: Unknown (2) Ongoing (2) Reversed (2)

Level: National (6)

Head of government: Ferdinand Marcos Hassan Rouhani Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Min Aung Hlaing Narendra Modi

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
August 21, 2023India: Gaon Savera's Facebook and X accounts blockedIndia (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingNarendra ModiUnknown
February 2021Myanmar: military cuts mobile internet after seizing powerMyanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingMin Aung HlaingOngoing (May 3, 2021)
November 16, 2019Iran: near-total internet shutdown during fuel-price protestsIran (RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingHassan RouhaniReversed (November 23, 2019)
August 5, 2019India imposes a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after revoking the region's special statusIndia (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingNarendra ModiOngoing (August 5, 2020)
June 21, 2009Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 electionIran (RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialMahmoud AhmadinejadUnknown
September 21, 1972Philippines President Marcos closes every major news outlet under martial lawPhilippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180)Shutdowns and blockingFerdinand MarcosReversed (February 25, 1986)
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