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TacticAnyAccess bans (32)Credential control (13)Licensing and closure of outlets (36)Prior restraint (34)Secrets and espionage laws (29)Insult and defamation laws (17)Surveillance and subpoenas (26)Funding and ownership pressure (33)Expulsion and visa denial (15)Shutdowns and blocking (22)Detention and violence (50)Lawsuits against the press (13)Official labels (13)

StageAnyRestrict (23)Pressure (48)Punish (70)Silence (63)Eliminate (22)

Level of governmentAnyNational (204)State or province (16)Municipal (6)Supranational

OutcomeAnyReversed (61)Upheld by a court (18)Sustained (79)Ongoing (41)Unknown (27)

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