The country is described as both a police state and an Enemy of the Internet and an oppressor of mainstream media as the World Press Freedom Index gave it a score of -10 in 2010, where it fell from 154th place to 164th worldwide.
Nchi hiyo inaelezewa kama nchi ya kipolisi na adui wa mtandao wa Intaneti na pia mkandamizaji wa vyombo vikuu vya habari kwani hata Orodha ya Uhuru wa Vyombo vya Habari iliipatia alama -10 mwaka 2010, ambapo iliporomoka kutoka nafasi ya 154 mpaka nafasi ya 164 kidunia.