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CountryArgentina, RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180Australia, RSF 2026 rank: 33rd of 180Bangladesh, RSF 2026 rank: 152nd of 180Belarus, RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180Cambodia, RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180Canada, RSF 2026 rank: 20th of 180China, RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180El Salvador, RSF 2026 rank: 143rd of 180Ethiopia, RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180Georgia, RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180Guatemala, RSF 2026 rank: 128th of 180Hong Kong, RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180Hungary, RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180Iran, RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180Israel, RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180KazakhstanMoroccoMyanmar, RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180Nicaragua, RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180Pakistan, RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180Philippines, RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180Poland, RSF 2026 rank: 27th of 180Russia, RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180Serbia, RSF 2026 rank: 104th of 180Slovakia, RSF 2026 rank: 37th of 180Tanzania, RSF 2026 rank: 117th of 180Tunisia, RSF 2026 rank: 137th of 180Türkiye, RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180Venezuela, RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180Viet NamZimbabwe, RSF 2026 rank: 124th of 180
TacticDetention and violence 22Access bans 21Funding and ownership pressure 16Licensing and closure of outlets 11Surveillance and subpoenas 10Insult and defamation laws 10Official labels 9Credential control 8Lawsuits against the press 8Shutdowns and blocking 8Expulsion and visa denial 7Secrets and espionage laws 6Prior restraint 5
Head of governmentAbiy AhmedAlejandro GiammatteiAleksandar VucicAlexander LukashenkoCarrie LamDaniel OrtegaDonald TrumpDoug DuceyEbrahim RaisiEmmerson MnangagwaHun SenIrakli KobakhidzeJacob FreyJavier MileiJeff LandryJoe BidenJohn HorganJohn LeeKais SaiedKaren BassKassym-Jomart TokayevLaura KellyMateusz MorawieckiMin Aung HlaingMuhammad YunusNarendra ModiNayib BukeleNguyen Xuan PhucNicolas MaduroRecep Tayyip ErdoğanRobert FicoRodrigo DuterteRon DeSantisSaadeddine OthmaniSamia Suluhu HassanScott MorrisonShehbaz SharifTim WalzViktor OrbanVladimir PutinXi Jinping
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2020 | China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Xi Jinping | Sustained |
| 19 February 2020 | China: three Wall Street Journal correspondents expelled over an opinion headline | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Access bans | Xi Jinping | Sustained (19 February 2020) |