Search: detention and violence in Asia, outcome reversed
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 |
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| February 13, 2019 | Philippines: Rappler's Maria Ressa arrested over cyber libel case | Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180) | Detention and violence | Rodrigo Duterte | Reversed (February 14, 2019) |
| 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) |
| July 31, 1980 | South Korea's martial-law government purges journalists who resisted press controls | South Korea (RSF 2026 rank: 47th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Chun Doo-hwan | Reversed (June 1, 1987) |
| September 21, 1972 | Philippines President Marcos closes every major news outlet under martial law | Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Ferdinand Marcos | Reversed (February 25, 1986) |
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