| 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) |
| April 2026 | El Salvador: freeze on assets of shareholders in El Faro's parent company, February to April 2026 | El Salvador (RSF 2026 rank: 143rd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Nayib Bukele | Sustained (May 8, 2026) |
| July 24, 2025 | FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger after CBS ombudsman and anti-DEI pledges | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Donald Trump | Sustained (July 24, 2025) |
| July 18, 2025 | Congress cuts $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Donald Trump | Sustained (July 24, 2025) |
| April 22, 2025 | 60 Minutes executive producer resigns, citing lost editorial independence | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Donald Trump | Sustained (April 22, 2025) |
| June 20, 2024 | Slovakia's parliament dissolves public broadcaster RTVS, replaces it with STVR | Slovakia (RSF 2026 rank: 37th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Robert Fico | Sustained (July 1, 2024) |
| May 28, 2024 | Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backed | Georgia (RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180) | Official labels | Irakli Kobakhidze | Sustained |
| March 4, 2024 | Milei's government shuts down Argentina's state news agency Telam | Argentina (RSF 2026 rank: 98th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Javier Milei | Sustained |
| April 2021 | Poland: state oil company Orlen buys the Polska Press newspaper group | Poland (RSF 2026 rank: 27th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Mateusz Morawiecki | Sustained (April 1, 2021) |
| July 24, 2020 | Hungary: editor fired and staff resign at Index.hu | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Viktor Orban | Sustained (July 24, 2020) |
| November 29, 2018 | Hungary: formation of the KESMA pro-government media foundation | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Viktor Orban | Sustained (November 29, 2018) |
| March 21, 2018 | Turkiye: Dogan Holding sells its media outlets to Demiroren | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (March 21, 2018) |
| September 4, 2017 | Cambodia's government forces the closure of The Cambodia Daily with a disputed multimillion-dollar tax bill | Cambodia (RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Hun Sen | Sustained (September 4, 2017) |
| March 4, 2016 | Turkiye: court installs trustees at Zaman newspaper | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (March 4, 2016) |
| December 31, 2015 | Poland's new government gains power to replace public broadcaster leadership, and journalists are dismissed | Poland (RSF 2026 rank: 27th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Beata Szydlo | Sustained (December 31, 2019) |
| December 21, 2010 | Hungary's parliament gives a government-appointed media council power to fine outlets for unbalanced coverage | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Viktor Orban | Sustained (January 1, 2011) |
| 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) |