Human rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced a list of 13 "enemies of the internet". The list consists of countries that RSF believes are suppressing freedom of expression on the internet

Human rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced a list of 13 "enemies of the internet". The list consists of countries that RSF believes are suppressing freedom of expression on the internet.

The RSF criticised Yahoo search engine along with other companies for helping the Chinese authorities block access to some online material.

The blacklist is published annually but it is the first time RSF has organised a 24-hour online protest to accompany the list, inviting web users to vote for the worst offending countries.

The list of the 13 enemies of the internet published by Reporters Without Borders (in alphabetical order):

  • Belarus
  • Burma
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam