Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 1 POLITICAL CONTEXT AND KEY EVENTS ............................................................................................................. 2 MEDIA ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................... 4 ARRESTS, THREATS AND HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS ................................................................................ 6 ACCESS TO INFORMATION/FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION .................................................................................... 8 PRINT MEDIA ................................................................................................................................................. 10 BROADCASTING/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ICTS............................................................................................. 11 DIGITISATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 MOBILE PENETRATION/TELECOMMUNICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 13 WAY FORWARD IN 2018 ................................................................................................................................ 16 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................................. 17 APPENDIX: MEDIA VIOLATIONS STATISTICS 2017 .......................................................................................... 19 ii