great year for censorship
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P R AY U T H C H A N - O - C H APRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND
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INCREASING PRESSURE ON FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS
ANTI-FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION LAWS
INTERNET CENSORSHIP
THREATS AGAINST JOURNALISTS
JOURNALISTS DETAINED
192
LL
L
MILITARY CAMPS FOR JOURNALISTSL
THAILANDE
136TH180
N I C O L Á S M A D U R OPRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA
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MEDIA BOSSES FORBIDDEN TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY
NEWSPAPER EDITOR SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IN PRISON
FREQUENT PAPER SHORTAGES FOR PRINT MEDIA
CONTROL AND CENSORINGOF ALL MEDIA
JOURNALISTS ATTACKED
EDITORIAL OFFICES VANDALIZED
16
1
22
VENEZUELA
139180
TH
V L A D I M I R P U T I NPRESIDENT OF RUSSIA
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JOURNALISTS ATTACKED70
CONTROL OF NATIONAL TELEVISION
REPRESSIVE LAWS AGAINST THE MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA USERS HARASSED
JOURNALISTS ARRESTED81
GENERAL PROPAGANDA
RUSSIA
148180
TH
R E C E P T AY Y I P E R D OĞ A NPRESIDENT OF TURKEY
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CRITICAL JOURNALISTS IN PRISON
POLICE RAIDS ON EDITORIAL OFFICES
EDITORS FIRED FOR A TWEET
FOREIGN JOURNALISTS BANNED
PROSECUTIONS FOR INSULTING THE PRESIDENT
CONTROL OF MEDIA
JOURNALISTS ARRESTED100
1000
TURKEY151
180
TH
RADIO STATIONS ATTACKED AND DESTROYED
STATE MEDIA MONOPOLY OF NEWS COVERAGE
JOURNALISTS EXILEDJOURNALISTS SYSTEMATICALLY ATTACKED
JOURNALISTS ARRESTED
L
14
5
100
BURUNDI
156 180
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TH
P I E R R E N K U R U N Z I Z APRESIDENT OF BURUNDI
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A B D E L FAT T A H E L - S I S IPRESIDENT OF EGYPT
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JOURNALISTS TORTURED IN DETENTION
REPRESSIVE LAWS AGAINST THE MEDIA
EDITORIAL OFFICES VANDALIZED
MASS CENSORING OF MEDIA
JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED23
LLLL
EGYPT159
180
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I L H A M A L I Y E VPRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN
FAMILIES OF JOURNALISTS HARASSED
JOURNALISTS IN PRISON
JOURNALISTS ATTACKED
JOURNALISTS FORCED INTO EXILE
INDEPENDENT TV CHANNEL
LLL
7
0
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AZERBAIJAN
163180
TH
S A L M A N B I N A B D U L A Z I Z A L S A U DKING OF SAUDI ARABIA
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TH
LASHES FOR INSULTING ISLAM
ATHEISM REGARDED AS TERRORISM
JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED, SOME TORTURED10
1000
ALL CRITICS OF THE SYSTEM CENSORED
REPRESSIVE LAWS AGAINST JOURNALISTS
164180
SAUDI ARABIA
A L I K H A M E N E ISUPREME LEADER OF IRAN
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JOURNALISTS IN INHUMANE PRISONS
MEDIA OUTLETS CLOSED632
JOURNALISTS ROUTINELY SUMMONED FOR QUESTIONINGLDEVELOPMENT OF A HALAL/NATIONAL INTERNETLIMPUNITY FOR THE PERPETRATORS OF CRIMES AGAINST JOURNALISTSLABSURD ACCUSATIONS OF SPYINGL
IRAN169
180
TH
X I J I N P I N GPRESIDENT OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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INDEX ON RSF.ORG
FAMILIES OF JOURNALISTS HARASSED
JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED, SOME TORTURED
TOTAL CONTROL OF MEDIA
SYSTEMATIC CENSORING OF THE INTERNET
100
GENERAL PROPAGANDA
CHINA176
180
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K I M J O N G - U NSUPREME LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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INDEX ON RSF.ORG
JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED AND TORTURED
BOOT CAMPS
TOTAL CENSORSHIP
GENERAL PROPAGANDA
LIFE LONG PRISONERS
JOURNALISTS KILLED
NORTH KOREA179
180
TH
I S A I A S A F W E R K IPRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ERITREA
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INDEX ON RSF.ORG
JOURNALISTS IMRPISONED
INHUMAN CONDITIONSOF DETENTION
WORST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD FOR JOURNALISTS
BAN ON COMMUNICATING WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
JOURNALISTS FORCED INTO EXILE
15
320
L
L
LERITREA
180 180
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