Iran, contohnya, sejak tahun 2000 melarang lebih dari 100 penerbitan dan memenjarakan puluhan wartawan, banyak di antaranya dibebaskan setelah menjalani penahanan pendek, namun ancaman resmi akan ditangkap kembali tetap membayangi mereka.
It said Iran, for example, had banned more than 100 publications and jailed dozens of journalists since 2000, and while many were released after relatively short periods, the official threat of re-arrest hung over them.