The War On News

How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Search: official labels, national level

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

7 incidents match this view.

Country: Georgia, RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180 Hungary, RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180 India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180 Nicaragua, RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180 Pakistan, RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180 Russia, RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180 United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

Continent: Asia Europe North America

Tactic: Official labels (7) Funding and ownership pressure (4) Licensing and closure of outlets (1) Prior restraint (1) Expulsion and visa denial (1)

Stage: Pressure (5) Punish (1) Eliminate (1)

Outcome: Sustained (4) Reversed (2) Ongoing (1)

Level: National (7)

Head of government: Daniel Ortega Donald Trump Irakli Kobakhidze Narendra Modi Shehbaz Sharif Viktor Orban Vladimir Putin

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
August 4, 2026Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026Russia (RSF 2026 rank: 172nd of 180)Official labelsVladimir PutinSustained (August 4, 2026)
January 29, 2025Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online contentPakistan (RSF 2026 rank: 153rd of 180)Official labelsShehbaz SharifSustained
January 22, 2025FCC chair reopens 'news distortion' complaints against CBS and NBCUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Funding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpOngoing
May 28, 2024Georgia enacts 'foreign influence' law requiring media to register as foreign-backedGeorgia (RSF 2026 rank: 135th of 180)Official labelsIrakli KobakhidzeSustained
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)
December 20, 2023Hungary: National Sovereignty Protection Act and Sovereignty Protection Office, December 2023Hungary (RSF 2026 rank: 74th of 180)Official labelsViktor OrbanReversed (June 30, 2026)
February 15, 2023Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenshipNicaragua (RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialDaniel OrtegaSustained
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