Search: detention and violence in Europe
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5 incidents match this view.
Country: Belarus, RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180 Poland, RSF 2026 rank: 27th of 180 Russia, RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180 Serbia, RSF 2026 rank: 104th of 180 United Kingdom, RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180
Continent: Europe
Tactic: Detention and violence (5) Shutdowns and blocking (2) Surveillance and subpoenas (1)
Stage: Punish (2) Silence (2) Eliminate (1)
Outcome: Upheld by a court (2) Ongoing (1) Sustained (1) Reversed (1)
Level: National (5)
Head of government: Aleksandar Vucic Alexander Lukashenko David Cameron Vladimir Putin Wojciech Jaruzelski