11 Worst Countries for Journalists in 2015

10. Egypt

Score – 10

Egypt isn’t exactly known for its freedom of speech, much less freedom of the press (it ranks 158^th on the World Press Freedom Index), but it’s something else that brings it on this list – the number of journalists it has imprisoned. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, as of December 2015, Egypt has imprisoned 23 journalists.

Some of them were arrested for covering the violent clashes between the pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters and security forces while others were arrested for what they wrote or said on TV, especially the things that were considered to be anti-state. While international pressure has been put on Egypt to release the journalists nothing has been done so far.

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