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How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Search: detention and violence, outcome unknown

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

5 incidents match this view.

Country: India, RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180 Saudi Arabia, RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180 Türkiye, RSF 2026 rank: 163rd of 180 United States, RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180

Continent: Asia North America

Tactic: Detention and violence (5) Insult and defamation laws (1) Expulsion and visa denial (1) Surveillance and subpoenas (1)

Stage: Punish (4) Eliminate (1)

Outcome: Unknown (5)

Level: National (4) Municipal (1)

Head of government: Joe Biden Karen Bass Narendra Modi Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
February 10, 2026India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026India (RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180)Insult and defamation lawsNarendra ModiUnknown (February 10, 2026)
June 9, 2025Officer shoots Australian journalist with rubber bullet during Los Angeles immigration protestsUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Detention and violenceKaren BassUnknown
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)
November 6, 2021FBI raids Project Veritas founder's home over Ashley Biden diary investigationUnited States (RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180)Surveillance and subpoenasJoe BidenUnknown
October 2, 2018Saudi Arabia's government kills journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside its Istanbul consulateSaudi Arabia (RSF 2026 rank: 176th of 180)Detention and violenceSalman bin Abdulaziz Al SaudUnknown
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