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Censorship by country collects information on censorship, Internet censorship, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of speech, and Human Rights by country and presents it in a sortable table, together with links to articles with more information. In addition to countries, the table includes information on former countries, disputed countries, political sub-units within countries, and regional organizations.
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Key | |
Freedom House (FH) Freedom of the Press report:[1] 10 is most free, 99 is least free | |
10 to 30 | Free |
31 to 60 | Partly free |
61 to 99 | Not free |
— | Not rated |
Reporters Without Borders (RWB) Press freedom index:[2] 6 is most free, 85 is least free | |
6.00 to 12.99 | Good situation |
13.00 to 24.99 | Satisfactory situation |
25.00 to 36.49 | Noticeable problems |
36.50 to 55.29 | Difficult situation |
55.30 to 84.99 | Very serious situation |
— | Not rated |
OpenNet Initiative (ONI) classifications:[3][4] | |
ne | No evidence of filtering |
sus | Filtering suspected, but unconfirmed |
sel | Selective filtering observed |
sub | Substantial filtering observed |
per | Pervasive filtering observed |
nd | No data (does not indicate no censorship or no filtering) |
— | Not classified |
More information links: | |
c | Link to Censorship in country article |
i | Link to Internet censorship in country article |
p | Link to Freedom of the press or Freedom of speech in country article |
h | Link to Human rights in country article |
Country |
Region |
FH Free press report [1] |
RWB Press freedom index [2] |
ONI political filtering [3] |
ONI social filtering [3][4] |
ONI security filtering [3] |
ONI tools filtering [3] |
More info |
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Asia | 74 | 37.36 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 51 | 30.88 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 62 | 36.54 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Europe | 13 | 6.82 | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Africa | 67 | 37.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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SAmerica | 50 | 25.67 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Eurasia | 65 | 28.04 | sub | sel | sel | sel | i h | |
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Oceania | 21 | 15.24 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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Europe | 21 | 9.4 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Eurasia | 80 | 47.73 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | |
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NAmerica | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 84 | 62.75 | per | per | sel | sub | i h | |
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Asia | 52 | 42.01 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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NAmerica | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 93 | 48.35 | sel | sel | sel | sel | c i h | |
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Europe | 11 | 12.94 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 34 | 28.33 | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Asia | 58 | 28.42 | — | — | — | — | c i h | |
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SAmerica | 47 | 32.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 48 | 26.86 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 40 | 22.91 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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SAmerica | 44 | 32.75 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 75 | 35.45 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 36 | 28.58 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 42 | 23.7 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 72 | 38.02 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 63 | 41.81 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 68 | 34.78 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 19 | 12.69 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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Africa | 27 | 14.33 | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Africa | 62 | 26.61 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 75 | 34.87 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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SAmerica | 31 | 26.24 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 85 | 73.07 | per | sub | per | sub | c i p h | |
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SAmerica | 55 | 37.48 | ne | sel | ne | ne | i h | |
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Africa | 48 | 24.52 | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Africa | 83 | 41.66 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 55 | 28.2 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 19 | 12.08 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 70 | 29.77 | — | — | — | — | i | also known as the Ivory Coast |
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Europe | 40 | 26.61 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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NAmerica | 91 | 71.64 | nd | nd | nd | nd | c i p h | |
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Europe | 22 | 13.83 | — | — | — | — | i h | see also Northern Cyprus |
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Europe | 19 | 10.17 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Europe | 12 | 7.08 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p | |
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Africa | 74 | 67.4 | — | — | — | — | ||
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NAmerica | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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NAmerica | 41 | 28.34 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 35 | 28.72 | — | — | — | — | i | also known as Timor-Leste |
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SAmerica | 58 | 34.69 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 57 | 48.66 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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NAmerica | 40 | 22.86 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 91 | 67.2 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 94 | 84.83 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 18 | 9.26 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 81 | 39.57 | per | ne | sel | sel | i h | |
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Oceania | 58 | 32.69 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Europe | 10 | 6.38 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Europe | 24 | 21.6 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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Africa | 70 | 28.69 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 81 | 45.09 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Eurasia | 52 | 30.09 | sel | ne | sel | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 17 | 10.24 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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Africa | 28 | 17.27 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 30 | 28.46 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | — | — | — | — | — | — | i | See Internet censorship in Denmark |
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NAmerica | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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NAmerica | 60 | 29.39 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i | |
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Africa | 62 | 28.49 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 57 | 28.94 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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SAmerica | 33 | 27.08 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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NAmerica | 50 | 24.09 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 62 | 36.92 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 33 | 26.16 | — | — | — | — | c i h | part of China, but largely self-governing, with its own censorship policies. |
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Europe | 36 | 26.09 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i | |
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Europe | 14 | 8.49 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 37 | 41.22 | sel | sel | sel | sel | c i p h | |
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Asia | 49 | 41.05 | sel | sub | ne | sel | i p h | |
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Asia | 92 | 73.4 | per | per | sub | per | c i p h | |
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Asia | 69 | 44.67 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Europe | 16 | 10.06 | — | — | — | — | c i p | |
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Asia | 30 | 32.97 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c h | |
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Europe | 33 | 26.11 | ne | sel | ne | ne | c i p | |
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NAmerica | 18 | 9.88 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 22 | 25.17 | — | — | — | — | c i h | |
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Asia | 63 | 38.47 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Eurasia | 81 | 55.08 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | |
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Africa | 52 | 27.8 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Oceania | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 49 | 28.47 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Asia | 57 | 28.28 | sel | per | sel | per | i h | |
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Asia | 69 | 32.2 | sel | sel | ne | ne | i h | |
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Asia | 84 | 67.99 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 27 | 22.89 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Asia | 51 | 30.15 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Africa | 49 | 28.36 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 60 | 29.89 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 60 | 37.86 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i p h | |
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Europe | 14 | 7.35 | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Europe | 23 | 18.24 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Europe | 12 | 6.68 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 54 | 34.27 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 63 | 28.62 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 60 | 28.18 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 63 | 42.73 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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Asia | 51 | 31.1 | — | — | — | — | c | |
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Africa | 24 | 30.03 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 22 | 23.3 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Oceania | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Africa | 52 | 26.76 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Africa | 29 | 26.47 | — | — | — | — | ||
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NAmerica | 62 | 45.3 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Oceania | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 54 | 26.01 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Asia | 37 | 29.93 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 35 | 32.97 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 68 | 39.04 | ne | sel | sel | sel | i h | |
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Africa | 43 | 28.01 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 85 | 44.71 | sel | sub | ne | sel | c i h | Also known as Burma. Beginning in September 2012 the government began to relax its censorship policies.[5] |
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Africa | 32 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Oceania | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Asia | 55 | 34.61 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 12 | 6.48 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Oceania | 17 | 8.38 | — | — | — | — | c i h | |
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NAmerica | 49 | 28.31 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 49 | 23.08 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 50 | 34.11 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Asia | 97 | 83.9 | nd | nd | nd | nd | c i h | |
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Europe | — | 29.34 | — | — | — | — | i h | see also Cyprus |
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Europe | 10 | 6.52 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i p | |
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Asia | 71 | 41.51 | sel | per | ne | sub | i h | |
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | NAmerica | — | 19.72 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Asia | 63 | 51.31 | sel | sel | sub | sel | c i p h | |
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Oceania | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Asia | 83 | 43.09 | ne | sub | ne | ne | i h | Gaza and the West Bank |
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NAmerica | 46 | 32.95 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Oceania | 27 | 22.97 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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SAmerica | 60 | 28.78 | — | — | — | — | i h | Situation changing following June 2012 parliamentary coup |
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SAmerica | 44 | 31.87 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Asia | 42 | 43.11 | ne | ne | ne | ne | h | |
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Europe | 25 | 13.11 | — | — | — | — | c i h | |
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Europe | 17 | 16.75 | — | — | — | — | c i | |
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NAmerica | — | — | — | — | — | — | i | See Internet censorship in the United States |
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Asia | 67 | 32.86 | sel | per | sel | per | i h | |
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Europe | 41 | 23.05 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Eurasia | 80 | 43.42 | sel | sel | ne | ne | c i p h | See also Censorship in the Soviet Union |
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Africa | 82 | 55.46 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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NAmerica | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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NAmerica | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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NAmerica | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | See OECS | |
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Oceania | 29 | 23.84 | — | — | — | — | c | |
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Europe | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Africa | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | h | |
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Asia | 84 | 56.88 | sub | per | sel | per | c i p h | |
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Africa | 55 | 26.19 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Europe | 35 | 26.59 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 56 | 29.19 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Africa | 49 | 26.35 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 67 | 43.43 | ne | sel | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Europe | 21 | 13.25 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Europe | 25 | 20.49 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Oceania | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Africa | 84 | 73.59 | — | — | — | — | c i h | |
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Africa | 34 | 24.56 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 32 | 24.48 | ne | sel | per | ne | c i p h | |
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Africa | 59 | 36.2 | — | — | — | — | ||
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Europe | 24 | 20.5 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 72 | 56.59 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c h | |
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Africa | 78 | 70.06 | sel | sub | ne | sub | i p h | |
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SAmerica | 23 | 18.19 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 76 | 46.76 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Europe | 10 | 9.23 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p | |
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Europe | 12 | 9.94 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Asia | 89 | 78.53 | per | sel | sel | per | i h | |
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Asia | 25 | 23.82 | — | — | — | — | c i h | Republic of China |
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Asia | 79 | 35.71 | sel | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Africa | 49 | 27.34 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 60 | 38.6 | sel | sel | ne | sel | c i h | |
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Asia | 35 | 28.72 | — | — | — | — | also known as East Timor | |
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Africa | 69 | 28.45 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Oceania | 29 | 26.7 | — | — | — | — | ||
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NAmerica | 25 | 23.12 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Africa | 51 | 39.93 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i | |
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Eurasia | 55 | 46.56 | sel | sel | ne | sel | c i h | |
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Asia | 96 | 79.14 | per | sel | sel | sel | i h | |
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Oceania | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Africa | 57 | 31.69 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h | |
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Europe | 59 | 36.79 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i p h | |
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Asia | 72 | 33.49 | sub | per | sel | per | i h | |
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Europe | 21 | 16.89 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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NAmerica | 18 | 18.22 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i p h | |
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SAmerica | 26 | 15.92 | — | — | — | — | i | |
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Asia | 95 | 60.39 | per | sel | sel | sel | i h | |
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Oceania | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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SAmerica | 76 | 34.44 | ne | ne | ne | ne | c i h | |
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Asia | 84 | 71.78 | per | sel | sel | sub | i h | |
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Africa | — | — | — | — | — | — | i h | A territory disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front. See also: Morocco entry in this table. |
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Asia | 83 | 69.22 | sub | per | sel | sub | i h | |
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Africa | 60 | 27.93 | — | — | — | — | i h | |
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Africa | 80 | 38.12 | ne | ne | ne | ne | i h |
Maps[edit]
Freedom of the Press Report[edit]
2015 Freedom of the Press Classifications[6]
Not Free
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Partly Free
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Free
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No Data
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Press Freedom Index[edit]
Very serious situation
Difficult situation
Noticeable problems
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Satisfactory situation
Good situation
Not classified / No data
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Internet censorship and surveillance[edit]
![Internet Censorship and Surveillance World Map.svg](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204050633im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Internet_Censorship_and_Surveillance_World_Map.svg/750px-Internet_Censorship_and_Surveillance_World_Map.svg.png)
Internet censorship and surveillance by country[3]
Pervasive
Substantial
Selective
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Changing situation
Little or none
Not classified / No data
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YouTube blocking[edit]
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170204050633im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/YouTube_world_map.png/750px-YouTube_world_map.png)
Accessible, has local YouTube version Accessible Currently blocked Previously blocked
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2012 Freedom of the Press Data", Freedom House, 1 May 2012
- ^ a b "Press Freedom Index 2013", Reporters Without Borders, 30 January 2013
- ^ a b c d e f OpenNet Initiative "Summarized global Internet filtering data spreadsheet", 29 October 2012 and "Country Profiles", the OpenNet Initiative is a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto; the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University; and the SecDev Group, Ottawa
- ^ a b c Due to legal concerns the OpenNet Initiative does not check for filtering of child pornography and because their classifications focus on technical filtering, they do not include other types of censorship.
- ^ "Update on information controls in Burma", Irene Poetranto, OpenNet Initiative, 23 October 2012
- ^ "Scores and Status Data 1980-2015". Freedom of the Press 2015. Freedom House. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Press Freedom Index 2014" Archived February 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine., Reporters Without Borders, 11 May 2014
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of State document "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
This article incorporates licensed material from the Country Profiles, Regional Overviews, and Filtering Maps sections of the OpenNet Initiative web site.
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, see the lower right corner of pages at the OpenNet Initiative web site
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