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How governments have limited journalists, 1900 to today.

Detention and violence

Arrest, detention, prosecution, imprisonment, physical harm or killing of journalists, where police, soldiers, officials or others acting for a government carried out, ordered or authorised the act. Harm by private people is recorded only when a government actor was involved.

3 recorded incidents in 3 countries; the earliest in the record is dated March 19, 2025.

Incidents by country and year

Hong Kong (1)

India (1)

DateIncidentHead of governmentOutcome
February 10, 2026India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026Narendra ModiUnknown (February 10, 2026)

Türkiye (1)

DateIncidentHead of governmentOutcome
March 19, 2025Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025Recep Tayyip ErdoğanUnknown (April 2, 2025)

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