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- Most covered free expression issues in this country
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Security forces ordered the closure of two newspapers and a producer of radio content in August 2015.
Freedom House
24 April 2016
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Ranked 152nd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
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Freedom of Expression Under Attack in South Sudan
Human Rights Watch
1 August 2014
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Ranked 119th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
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Lawyers receive death threats following calls to lift media ban on former Secretary General
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
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Ranked 131st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
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South Sudan's government should investigate and prosecute attacks on protesters, activists, and journalists, Human Rights Watch says.
Human Rights Watch
31 January 2013
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"Private media in South Sudan has proliferated, with 37 FM radio stations, more than half a dozen newspapers, and several online news sites"
Freedom House
16 January 2013
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Numerous press freedom violations reported in run up to independence referendum
Committee to Protect Journalists
13 February 2012
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South Sudan enters annual press freedom index in 111th place
Reporters Without Borders
26 January 2012
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Authorities suspend "newspapers, including opposition paper Ajras al Hurriya, citing their links to South Sudan"
Human Rights Watch
23 January 2012