CPJ names #Eritrea the most censored nation in the world. » Numerous journalists jailed without charge in secret locations. CPJ identified Eritrea as the most censored country in the world in 2012. No independent domestic news outlets have been allowed to operate since a widespread September 2001 government crackdown on dissent. The last accredited foreign news reporter was expelled in 2007. State media operate under the rigid control of Information Minister Ali Abdu, who uses intimidation and imprisonment to enforce a government-approved message. The Red Sea nation is the continent’s leading jailer of journalists; the detainees include independent reporters and editors swept up in the 2001 crackdown, along with numerous state media journalists who have somehow violated the government’s strict controls. The detainees are held without charge and in secret locations. President Isaias Afwerki has consistently refused to account for the whereabouts, legal status, or health of the jailed journalists, or even confirm reports that some have died in custody. Fearful state media journalists have fled the country in large numbers. Eritrea has the fifth highest number of exiled journalists in the world, according to CPJ data. In July, the U.N. Human Rights Council unanimously condemned “widespread and systematic violations” and appointed a representative to further investigate abuses, according to news reports. cpj.org/2013/02/attacks-on-the-press-in-2012-eritrea.php#more images https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStJfC_r2bSV-qVO8eg-w8-eDihRr1BVBPIOn1iq3zf683UffOU
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 22:45:47 +0000
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