# 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)

| Date | Incident | 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law) | [John Lee](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/john-lee) | Sustained (February 8, 2026) |

### India (1)

| Date | Incident | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 10, 2026 | [India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |

### Türkiye (1)

| Date | Incident | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 19, 2025 | [Türkiye: detention, injury and deportation of journalists covering protests, March 2025](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-turkiye-detains-and-deports-journalists-covering-protests) | [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/recep-tayyip-erdogan) | Unknown (April 2, 2025) |

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