"The sown seends of freedom of expression are beginning to sprout"
Media Institute of Southern Africa
3 May 2014
"In small step, parliament passes two bills that promise to open the airwaves"
Committee to Protect Journalists
12 February 2014
Ranked 156th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
Ranked 170th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
"Constitutional rights to free expression are severely restricted in practice and can be suspended by the King"
Freedom House
16 January 2013
"The call for political reforms within and beyond the borders of Swaziland could prove to be a gain for advocates for media freedom"
Media Institute of Southern Africa
22 June 2012
Ranked 144th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
26 January 2012
Government passes "draconian security legislation" limiting free expression and other basic rights
Human Rights Watch
23 January 2012