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The World's Most Repressive
Societies
- Belarus
- Chechnya (under Russian jurisdiction)
- China
- Cuba
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Laos
- Libya
- Myanmar (Burma)
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- North Korea
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tibet (under Chinese jurisdiction)
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara (under Moroccan jurisdiction)
- Zimbabwe
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Repressive societies are defined as exerting pervasive
state control over daily life, banning free speech, independent
organizations, and political opposition, and practicing severe human
rights violations. Source: Freedom in the World, 2007,
published by Freedom House. http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=15 .
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