The document summarizes press freedom conditions in 18 countries as reported by Reporters Without Borders in their 2016 World Press Freedom Index. It lists the leader of each country followed by several bullet points describing threats, censorship, imprisonment, and harassment faced by journalists in that nation, such as restrictive laws being passed, journalists being arrested, tortured, or forced into exile, and total government control over media. The countries covered include Thailand, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Burundi, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, North Korea, and Eritrea.