Search in Asia, stage: eliminate, outcome reversed
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
3 incidents match this view.
Country: Azerbaijan Myanmar, RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180 North Korea
Continent: Asia
Tactic: Detention and violence (2) Secrets and espionage laws (2)
Stage: Eliminate (3)
Outcome: Reversed (3)
Level: National (3)
Head of government: Aung San Suu Kyi Ilham Aliyev Kim Jong Il
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2018 | Myanmar sentences two Reuters journalists to seven years under the Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Aung San Suu Kyi | Reversed (May 7, 2019) |
| September 1, 2015 | Azerbaijan: investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova sentenced to 7.5 years | Azerbaijan (RSF rank: not recorded) | Detention and violence | Ilham Aliyev | Reversed (May 25, 2016) |
| June 8, 2009 | North Korea: American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are sentenced to hard labor | North Korea (RSF rank: not recorded) | Secrets and espionage laws | Kim Jong Il | Reversed (August 4, 2009) |