Search: expulsion and visa denial, from 2020

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Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
7 January 2026	Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026	Israel (RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180)	Access bans		Sustained (25 February 2026)
19 March 2025	Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025	Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)	Detention and violence	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	Unknown (2 April 2025)
28 July 2024	Venezuela detains, expels and restricts journalists after disputed 2024 election	Venezuela (RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180)	Detention and violence	Nicolas Maduro	Sustained
15 February 2023	Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenship	Nicaragua (RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180)	Expulsion and visa denial	Daniel Ortega	Sustained
18 May 2022	Russia: CBC/Radio-Canada bureau closed and journalists' visas cancelled	Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180)	Expulsion and visa denial	Vladimir Putin	Sustained (18 May 2022)
13 May 2022	Ethiopia: Economist correspondent Tom Gardner expelled	Ethiopia (RSF 2026 rank: 148th of 180)	Expulsion and visa denial	Abiy Ahmed	Sustained (13 May 2022)
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

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