Search in Russia, national level
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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| August 4, 2026 | Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026 | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Official labels | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (August 4, 2026) |
| March 4, 2022 | Russia criminalizes 'fake' reporting on the military, up to 15 years in prison | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Vladimir Putin | Sustained |
| October 7, 2006 | Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is shot dead in Moscow; a former police officer is later convicted of organizing the killing | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Detention and violence | Vladimir Putin | Upheld by a court (June 9, 2014) |
| April 14, 2001 | State-controlled Gazprom takes formal control of Russia's independent NTV television network | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (April 14, 2001) |
| 1922 | Soviet Russia creates Glavlit, a central office to review all printed material before publication | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Prior restraint | Vladimir Lenin | Ongoing (January 1, 1989) |
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