Report: The Top Ten Most Censored Countries
Africa's Eritrea is not a good place for journalists.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released a report detailing the 10 worst countries for censorship. Eritrea and North Korea are ranked number one and two, respectively, with Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Azerbaijan rounding out the top five.
“In Eritrea, President Isaias Afewerki has succeeded in his campaign to crush independent journalism, creating a media climate so oppressive that even reporters for state-run news outlets live in constant fear of arrest,” explained the CPJ report. “The threat of imprisonment has led many journalists to choose exile rather than risk arrest.
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