The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Search: prior restraint, stage: pressure, national level

The number of entries reflects the depth of this record, not the severity of a country's conduct.

5 incidents match this view.

Country: Egypt, RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180 India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180 Türkiye, RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180 United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

Continent: Africa Asia North America

Tactic: Prior restraint (5) Official labels (1) Surveillance and subpoenas (1) Secrets and espionage laws (1)

Stage: Pressure (5)

Outcome: Sustained (2) Reversed (1) Unknown (1) Ongoing (1)

Level: National (5)

Head of government: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Franklin D. Roosevelt Narendra Modi Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
March 2024Bombay High Court strikes down India's government 'fact check unit' ruleIndia (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)Official labelsNarendra ModiReversed (September 20, 2024)
February 22, 2023Turkiye: the broadcast regulator fines and suspends channels for earthquake coverageTürkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)Prior restraintRecep Tayyip ErdoğanSustained (February 22, 2023)
February 14, 2023Indian tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after Modi documentary banIndia (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)Surveillance and subpoenasNarendra ModiUnknown
October 2018Egypt: a license requirement leaves an independent news site unable to operate legally for yearsEgypt (RSF 2026 rank: 169th of 180)Prior restraintAbdel Fattah el-SisiOngoing (October 26, 2020)
December 19, 1941United States creates an Office of Censorship and a wartime code for the pressUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Prior restraintFranklin D. RooseveltSustained (September 28, 1945)
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