Search: access bans, stage: punish, from 2020

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
10 March 2026	Hungary: a ruling-party mayor forcibly removes Telex reporters from a campaign event	Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180)	Access bans	Viktor Orban	Ongoing (10 March 2026)
16 June 2022	Russia: entry bans, visa restrictions and bureau closures for foreign correspondents	Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180)	Access bans	Vladimir Putin	Sustained (16 June 2022)
29 August 2020	Belarus: accreditation withdrawn from 17 journalists working for foreign outlets	Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180)	Access bans	Alexander Lukashenko	Sustained (29 August 2020)
23 July 2020	Federal officers restrict press access to Portland protests; judge orders them to stop	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Access bans	Donald Trump	Reversed (23 July 2020)
29 May 2020	Minnesota State Patrol arrests CNN crew live on air in Minneapolis	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Detention and violence	Tim Walz	Reversed (29 May 2020)
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)

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