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 JOURNALISTSLTHAILANDE

136E180

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

E

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

148E180

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

E

RADIO STATIONS ATTACKED AND DESTROYED

STATE MEDIA MONOPOLY OF NEWS COVERAGE

JOURNALISTS EXILEDJOURNALISTS SYSTEMATICALLY ATTACKED

JOURNALISTS ARRESTED

L

14

5

100

BURUNDI

156E180

L

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

EGYPT159E

180

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

163E180

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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LASHES FOR INSULTING ISLAM

ATHEISM REGARDED AS TERRORISM

JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED, SOME TORTURED10

1000

ALL CRITICS OF THE SYSTEM CENSORED

REPRESSIVE LAWS AGAINST JOURNALISTS

164180

E

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

IRAN169E

180

X I J I N P I N GPRESIDENT OF PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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JOURNALISTS IMPRISONED, SOME TORTURED

TOTAL CONTROL OF MEDIA

SYSTEMATIC CENSORING OF THE INTERNET

100

GENERAL PROPAGANDA

CHINA176

180E

K I M J O N G - U NSUPREME LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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BOOT CAMPS

TOTAL CENSORSHIP

GENERAL PROPAGANDA

LIFE LONG PRISONERS

JOURNALISTS KILLED

NORTH KOREA179

180

E

I S A I A S A F W E R K IPRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF ERITREA

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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

180E180