Search: prior restraint in Europe, national level
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5 incidents match this view.
Country: Czechia, RSF 2026 rank: 11th of 180 Portugal, RSF 2026 rank: 10th of 180 Russia, RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180 Spain, RSF 2026 rank: 29th of 180 United Kingdom, RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180
Continent: Europe
Tactic: Prior restraint (5) Licensing and closure of outlets (2) Shutdowns and blocking (1) Credential control (1) Insult and defamation laws (1)
Stage: Silence (5)
Outcome: Reversed (4) Ongoing (1)
Level: National (5)
Head of government: Alexander Dubček António de Oliveira Salazar Francisco Franco Margaret Thatcher Vladimir Lenin