Search: prior restraint, stage: silence, outcome sustained
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TacticPrior restraint 4Licensing and closure of outlets 2Detention and violence 1Secrets and espionage laws 1
StageSilence 4
OutcomeSustained 4
LevelNational 4
| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1941 | Greece: collaborationist government creates a Directorate-General for Press and Radio to review films and publications before release | Greece (RSF rank: not recorded) | Prior restraint | Georgios Tsolakoglou | Sustained |
| 3 September 1939 | Canada: War Measures Act regulations authorize review of hundreds of newspapers and ban political organizations | Canada (RSF 2026 rank: 20th of 180) | Prior restraint | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Sustained (31 December 1945) |
| July 1937 | Japan: government requires clearance to publish war news under the Newspaper Law, 1937 | Japan (RSF rank: not recorded) | Prior restraint | Fumimaro Konoe | Sustained |
| 27 August 1914 | Britain's Official Press Bureau controls newspaper coverage of the First World War | United Kingdom (RSF 2026 rank: 18th of 180) | Prior restraint | Herbert Henry Asquith | Sustained (12 November 1914) |