Middle East Press Freedom, a Follow-up
The Freedom House released a report on the freedom of the press in the Middle East and North Africa. As usual, the report is informative and the data is very important. The report's rankings, charts and country narratives are available here . The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its special report of 2006 “ 10 Most Censored Countries .” The Middle East countries included in the 10 Most Censored Countries list were LIBYA and SYRIA . I really miss Iran; do not you? The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies has published a backgrounder on the oppression of the press in the Muslim world. It is actually about the Arab Muslim world. Here is the press release of the Freedom House: Press Freedom Must Continue to Improve in the Middle East and North Africa New York, April 27, 2006 Despite overall improvements in press freedom in the Middle East and North Africa over the last several years, the region continues to rank the lowest for press freedoms in the world, accordi