Ranked 183rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
2 May 2014
Ranked 171st in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
Freedom House
1 May 2013
"University professors cannot teach or write about politically sensitive topics"
Freedom House
17 January 2013
"Mobile phones and the Internet have increasingly become alternate sources of information for the people as incomes rise in the rural areas"
Southeast Asian Press Alliance
3 May 2012
President Sayasone maintains control over all media, preventing objective and independent information from reaching public
Reporters Without Borders
2 May 2012
Ranked 165th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
25 January 2012