Search in Asia, stage: punish, outcome unknown
The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.
4 incidents match this view.
Country: India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180 Iran, RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180 Saudi Arabia, RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180 Türkiye, RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180
Continent: Asia
Tactic: Detention and violence (2) Expulsion and visa denial (2) Insult and defamation laws (1) Surveillance and subpoenas (1) Shutdowns and blocking (1)
Stage: Punish (4)
Outcome: Unknown (4)
Level: National (4)
Head of government: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Narendra Modi Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2026 | India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026 | India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Narendra Modi | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |
| March 19, 2025 | Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025 | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Detention and violence | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Unknown (April 2, 2025) |
| October 1, 2018 | Saudi Arabia: spyware on an associate's phone precedes Jamal Khashoggi's killing by one day | Saudi Arabia (RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | Unknown (October 1, 2018) |
| June 21, 2009 | Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 election | Iran (RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Unknown |