Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2006

A special report detailing the world's most repressive societies, drawn from Freedom in the World 2006, Freedom House's annual global survey on political rights and civil liberties.  Click a section to view the PDF.

Introduction

Methodology

Table of Independent Countries

Table of Related and Disputed Territories

Belarus

Burma

Chechnya (Russia)

China

Cuba

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Haiti

Laos

Libya

North Korea

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Tibet (China)

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Western Sahara (Morocco)

Zimbabwe