Ranked 145th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
2 May 2015
International Press Institute
28 May 2014
Ranked 155th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
2 May 2014
"Government blocks hundreds of unlicensed websites, including major news sites"
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
Ranked 141st in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
260 news websites blocked in 2013
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
Ranked 145th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
"The government monitors sermons at mosques, and preachers cannot practice without written government permission"
Freedom House
17 January 2013
New media legislation "portrayed as reform but actually imposed new penalties for critical reporting"
Committee to Protect Journalists
22 February 2012
Few changes observed, police violence against journalists continues
Reporters Without Borders
25 January 2012
Speech critical of the King, Islam and government officials and institutions remains criminalised
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2012