He banned bananas, beards, bright colors, foreign journalists, most imports, and religion.
For nearly a year Algeria has banned foreign journalists, with rare exceptions.
He also banned American journalists from its Paris premiere.
The accounts could not be independently confirmed because the Syrian government banned foreign journalists from entering the country to report.
The authenticity of the amateur material cannot be verified as Syria has banned most foreign journalists and prevented independent reporting inside the country.
Thailand has also banned foreign journalists and international aid groups from entering refugee camps along its border with Myanmar.
The Soviet Union banned foreign journalists from traveling anywhere outside Moscow.
Since the demonstrations, the Chinese Government has banned foreign journalists from visiting Tibet.
The orchestra considered whether or not they could ban specific journalists from the hall.
The government holds a monopoly on all television and radio and bans journalists for publishing "incorrect" information.