Source: Reporters Without Borders
One of the world’s most authoritarian regimes, the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) tightly controls information and strictly prohibits independent journalism.
China is considered the world’s largest prison for journalists and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is infamous for its repression of independent journalism.
Vietnam’s media is controlled, closely monitored and censored. Independent reporters and bloggers are often jailed for writing anything that the regime does not like or agree with.
Iran is also one of the most ruthless countries for journalists. It has been one of the world’s most repressive countries in terms of press freedom since Mahsa Amini’s death protests.
Turkmenistan maintains tight control of newspapers, radio, television and the internet. Citizens have no access to worldwide information sources on the web.
State radio, TV and print media outlets just relay the government’s propaganda, which they take from the all-powerful SANA news agency. Other media outlets use Facebook and social media as their main tool for content distribution.
There are no independent media outlets in Eritrea and impartial journalists have either fled the country or are in prison. The media is subject to the whims of President Isaias Afwerki.