Specific, high-profile cases illustrate the severity of this governmental pressure. The expulsion and shutdown of prominent international news outlets like Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 in 2022 signalled a clear policy shift toward isolating the media space from critical foreign scrutiny. Domestically, authorities have routinely arrested and detained journalists, often on vague national security charges, or temporarily suspended critical privately-owned outlets. Furthermore, digital controls have become a preferred tool for managing dissent. While wide-scale internet blackouts are less common than in some neighbouring regimes, targeted network throttling, the blocking of certain social media platforms, or the monitoring of digital communications serve as potent forms of digital surveillance used to control the flow of information, effectively punishing reporting that challenges official statements.