Search: detention and violence, outcome sustained

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8 incidents match this view.

Date	Incident	Country	Tactic	Head of government	Outcome
December 15, 2025	China (Hong Kong): conviction and 20-year sentence of the media owner Jimmy Lai under the National Security Law, 2025 to 2026	Hong Kong (RSF 2026 rank: 140th of 180)	Detention and violence	John Lee	Sustained (February 8, 2026)
January 16, 2025	Tunisia's cybercrime decree pushes jailed-journalist count to highest since 1992	Tunisia (RSF 2026 rank: 137th of 180)	Insult and defamation laws	Kais Saied	Sustained
July 28, 2024	Venezuela detains, expels and restricts journalists after disputed 2024 election	Venezuela (RSF 2026 rank: 159th of 180)	Detention and violence	Nicolas Maduro	Sustained
May 18, 2021	Belarus blocks Tut.by and arrests its editors as 'extremist'	Belarus (RSF 2026 rank: 165th of 180)	Shutdowns and blocking	Alexander Lukashenko	Sustained
March 8, 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
May 29, 2020	Minneapolis police projectile permanently blinds photojournalist Linda Tirado	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Detention and violence	Jacob Frey	Sustained (May 26, 2022)
January 17, 1991	United States military restricts reporters to escorted press pools during the Gulf War	United States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)	Access bans	George H. W. Bush	Sustained (February 28, 1991)
September 11, 1973	Chile's military government shuts opposition radio stations and newspapers after the 1973 coup	Chile (RSF 2026 rank: 70th of 180)	Shutdowns and blocking	Augusto Pinochet	Sustained (March 1, 1990)

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