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How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Search: expulsion and visa denial, national level

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

9 incidents match this view.

Country: China, RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180 Haiti, RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180 Iran, RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180 Israel, RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180 Nicaragua, RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180 Türkiye, RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180 Venezuela, RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180

Continent: Asia North America South America

Tactic: Expulsion and visa denial (9) Detention and violence (3) Access bans (2) Shutdowns and blocking (2) Official labels (1) Credential control (1)

Stage: Restrict (1) Punish (6) Eliminate (2)

Outcome: Sustained (5) Unknown (2) Ongoing (1) Reversed (1)

Level: National (9)

Head of government: Daniel Ortega Jean-Claude Duvalier Li Peng Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Nicolas Maduro Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Xi Jinping

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
January 7, 2026Israel: ban on independent entry of foreign journalists into the Gaza Strip, 2023 to 2026Israel (RSF 2026 rank: 116th of 180)Access bansSustained (February 25, 2026)
March 19, 2025Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025Türkiye (RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180)Detention and violenceRecep Tayyip ErdoğanUnknown (April 2, 2025)
July 28, 2024Venezuela detains, expels and restricts journalists after disputed 2024 electionVenezuela (RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180)Detention and violenceNicolas MaduroSustained
February 15, 2023Nicaragua strips 94 political opponents, including journalists, of citizenshipNicaragua (RSF 2026 rank: 168th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialDaniel OrtegaSustained
March 17, 2020China expels American journalists from three major U.S. newspapersChina (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialXi JinpingSustained
September 1, 2017Venezuela expels or denies entry to dozens of foreign journalists covering anti-government protestsVenezuela (RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialNicolas MaduroOngoing (January 25, 2018)
June 21, 2009Iran expels a BBC correspondent and restricts foreign journalists after a disputed 2009 electionIran (RSF 2026 rank: 177th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialMahmoud AhmadinejadUnknown
June 14, 1989China expels foreign journalists and restricts coverage of the Tiananmen Square protestsChina (RSF 2026 rank: 178th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialLi PengSustained (January 1, 1990)
1981Haiti's Duvalier government arrests and deports Radio Haiti-Inter staff, driving its director into exileHaiti (RSF 2026 rank: 107th of 180)Expulsion and visa denialJean-Claude DuvalierReversed (February 1, 1986)
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