Eritrea tops CPJ list of worst countries for press censorship
Media watchdog says 'authoritarian nations double down' on censorship by using extreme measures to silence journalists.
10 Sep 2019 07:03 GMT
Eritrea is the world's most censored country, according to a new report by a media watchdog which also cites extreme measures taken by authorities in nine other countries, including North Korea, China and Saudi Arabia.
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Tuesday that the worst three countries for press censorship - Eritrea, North Korea and Turkmenistan - use the media "as a mouthpiece of the state, and independent journalism is conducted from exile".
Other countries on the top 10 list "use a combination of blunt tactics like harassment and arbitrary detention as well as sophisticated surveillance and targeted hacking to silence the independent press," the report said.
CPJ's 10 most censored countries
1. Eritrea
2. North Korea
3. Turkmenistan
4. Saudi Arabia
5. China
6. Vietnam
7. Iran
8. Equatorial Guinea
9. Belarus
10. Cuba
Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/eritrea-tops-cpj-list-worst-countries-press-censorship-190910052356285.html
On "freedom lists" or lack of, Eritrea is usually or always up there with North Korea.
A lot of the refugees coming out of the Mediterranean indeed, are Eritrean. Some are Christians.
Russia is not in the top 10 at least.
Nor is Syria in this case.
