A free press is not a courtesy that governments extend in good times. It is the mechanism by which citizens learn what is being done in their name and with their money.
Across several of the countries this publication covers, journalists have been detained for reporting on public procurement, arrested under cybercrime statutes written for other purposes, and pressured through the licensing of the outlets that employ them. The techniques differ; the effect is the same, which is that stories that should be published are not.
We take no view here on the politics of any particular government. We take a view on the conditions under which reporting is possible: that journalists should not be jailed for accurate work, that sources should be able to speak without fear, and that laws written to address fraud and harassment online should not be used to police criticism.
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