| 15 February 2023 | Russia: journalist Maria Ponomarenko is sentenced to six years for reporting on a Mariupol strike | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (15 February 2023) |
| 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 |
| 14 February 2023 | Indian tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after Modi documentary ban | India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Narendra Modi | Unknown |
| 13 February 2023 | Cambodia: Prime Minister Hun Sen orders Voice of Democracy's license revoked over one article | Cambodia (RSF 2026 rank: 151st of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Hun Sen | Sustained (13 February 2023) |
| 8 February 2023 | Belarus: journalist Andrzej Poczobut sentenced to eight years | Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180) | Detention and violence | Alexander Lukashenko | Reversed (28 April 2026) |
| 8 February 2023 | Belarus: journalist Andrzej Poczobut is sentenced to eight years for inciting hatred | Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Alexander Lukashenko | Reversed (28 April 2026) |
| 5 September 2022 | Russia: journalist Ivan Safronov is sentenced to 22 years for treason | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Vladimir Putin | Ongoing (5 September 2022) |
| 5 September 2022 | Russia: a Moscow court suspends Novaya Gazeta's print license | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (5 September 2022) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 9 March 2022 | Belarus: Deutsche Welle and other outlets labeled 'extremist' | Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180) | Official labels | Alexander Lukashenko | Sustained (9 March 2022) |
| 4 March 2022 | Russia: regulator blocks BBC Russian, Deutsche Welle and other outlets | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (4 March 2022) |
| 4 March 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 |
| 22 January 2022 | Türkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas is arrested for a proverb about President Erdogan | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Ongoing (22 June 2023) |
| 14 January 2022 | Türkiye: journalist Sedef Kabas tried for insulting the president | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Lawsuits against the press | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Ongoing (22 June 2023) |
| 14 December 2021 | Vietnam: journalist Pham Doan Trang is sentenced to nine years for anti-state "propaganda" | Viet Nam (RSF rank: not recorded) | Secrets and espionage laws | Nguyen Xuan Phuc | Sustained (14 December 2021) |
| 6 November 2021 | FBI raids Project Veritas founder's home over Ashley Biden diary investigation | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Joe Biden | Unknown |
| 19 July 2021 | Justice Department bars seizing reporters' phone and email records | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Joe Biden | Reversed (25 April 2025) |
| July 2021 | Hungary: investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi's phone is infected with Pegasus spyware | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Viktor Orban | Ongoing (1 July 2021) |
| 24 June 2021 | China (Hong Kong): Apple Daily closes after its assets are frozen under the national security law | Hong Kong (RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Carrie Lam | Sustained (24 June 2021) |
| 18 May 2021 | Belarus blocks Tut.by and arrests its editors as 'extremist' | Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Alexander Lukashenko | Sustained |
| 23 April 2021 | Russia: independent outlet Meduza designated a 'foreign agent' | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Official labels | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (23 April 2021) |
| 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 (1 April 2021) |
| 1 April 2021 | Türkiye: the presidency's press card system is found restrictive by the country's top administrative court | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Credential control | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Reversed (1 April 2021) |
| 8 March 2021 | Myanmar junta revokes five outlets' licenses and raids newsrooms after coup | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Min Aung Hlaing | Sustained |
| 14 February 2021 | Hungary: Klubradio loses its terrestrial broadcast license over its tender application | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Licensing and closure of outlets | Viktor Orban | Upheld by a court (1 September 2021) |
| February 2021 | Myanmar: military cuts mobile internet after seizing power | Myanmar (RSF 2026 rank: 166th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Min Aung Hlaing | Ongoing (3 May 2021) |
| 12 September 2020 | Political appointees alter CDC coronavirus guidance before public release | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Prior restraint | Donald Trump | Unknown |
| 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) |
| 24 July 2020 | Hungary: editor fired and staff resign at Index.hu | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Viktor Orban | Sustained (24 July 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) |
| 5 July 2020 | Morocco: investigative journalist Omar Radi's phone is infected with Pegasus spyware and he is later detained | Morocco (RSF rank: not recorded) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Saadeddine Othmani | Reversed (1 July 2024) |
| 15 June 2020 | Philippines: Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel | Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180) | Lawsuits against the press | Rodrigo Duterte | Ongoing (15 June 2020) |
| 14 May 2020 | China: citizen journalist Zhang Zhan imprisoned for Wuhan reporting | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Detention and violence | Xi Jinping | Ongoing |
| 15 April 2020 | Australia's High Court invalidates warrant for raid on journalist Annika Smethurst | Australia (RSF 2026 rank: 33rd of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Scott Morrison | Reversed (27 May 2020) |
| 30 March 2020 | Hungary criminalizes false coronavirus information and grants Orban decree powers | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Insult and defamation laws | Viktor Orban | Unknown |
| 18 March 2020 | China: press credentials and visas withheld from correspondents at three American newspapers | China (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180) | Credential control | Xi Jinping | Sustained (3 March 2021) |
| 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) |
| 16 November 2019 | Iran: near-total internet shutdown during fuel-price protests | Iran (RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Hassan Rouhani | Reversed (23 November 2019) |
| 7 November 2019 | India: journalist Aatish Taseer's overseas citizenship revoked | India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Narendra Modi | Sustained (7 November 2019) |
| 5 August 2019 | India imposes a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after revoking the region's special status | India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180) | Shutdowns and blocking | Narendra Modi | Ongoing (5 August 2020) |
| 5 June 2019 | Australian Federal Police raid the national broadcaster over reporting on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan | Australia (RSF 2026 rank: 33rd of 180) | Surveillance and subpoenas | Scott Morrison | Reversed (15 October 2020) |
| 23 May 2019 | United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act | United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180) | Secrets and espionage laws | Donald Trump | Reversed (25 June 2024) |
| 22 March 2019 | Egypt: media law used to fine and block news site al-Mashhad | Egypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180) | Official labels | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Unknown (7 May 2019) |
| 7 March 2019 | Russia: new laws penalize online "fake news" and "disrespecting authorities" | Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180) | Official labels | Vladimir Putin | Sustained (7 March 2019) |
| 13 February 2019 | Philippines: Rappler's Maria Ressa arrested over cyber libel case | Philippines (RSF 2026 rank: 114th of 180) | Detention and violence | Rodrigo Duterte | Reversed (14 February 2019) |
| 17 January 2019 | Türkiye: Dutch freelance journalist Ans Boersma deported | Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180) | Expulsion and visa denial | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Sustained (17 January 2019) |
| 29 November 2018 | Hungary: formation of the KESMA pro-government media foundation | Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180) | Funding and ownership pressure | Viktor Orban | Sustained (29 November 2018) |