Viking11
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P.S, I made this list based on my own personal observations.
P.S, I made this list based on my own personal observations.
10. United Arab Emirates
The glittering towers and megamalls of Abu Dhabi and Dubai tend to overshadow this absolute monarchy’s tight grip on the reins of power. The UAE does not have democratically-elected institutions, and citizens do not have the right to change their government or to form political parties. There are reports of forced disappearances in the UAE, many foreign nationals and Emirati citizens have been abducted by the UAE government and illegally detained in undisclosed locations. In numerous instances, the UAE government has tortured people in custody and has denied their citizens the right to a speedy trial and access to counsel during official investigations. Flogging and stoning are legal forms of judicial punishment in the UAE due to Sharia courts. The government restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and the local media is censored to avoid criticizing the government. Freedom of association and freedom of religion are also curtailed.
9. Cuba
The Castro brothers have long dominated Cuba’s one-party political system, in which the Communist Party of Cuba controls all government offices and most civil institutions. Private enterprise is severely restricted. Obtaining a business licence takes months to years, and regulations are incredibly burdensome. All political organizing outside the PCC is illegal, and independent campaigning is not permitted. Political dissent, whether spoken or written, is a punishable offense, and dissidents are systematically harassed, detained, physically assaulted, and frequently sentenced to years of imprisonment for seemingly minor infractions. The Cuban news media are owned and controlled by the state. The independent press is considered illegal and its publications are classified as “enemy propaganda.” Government agents routinely infiltrate the ranks of independent journalists, often accusing them of being mercenaries. Independent journalists, particularly those associated with the island’s dozen small independent news agencies or human rights groups, are subject to harassment.
8. Syria
The situation for human rights in Syria is considered exceptionally poor among international observers. A state of emergency was in effect from 1963 until April 2011, giving security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention. Syria has a long history of arbitrary arrest, unfair trials and prolonged detention of suspects. Thousands of political prisoners remain in detention. Freedom of expression, movement, religion, association, and assembly are strictly controlled. Property rights are severely restricted, and members of the ruling family and their inner circle dominate the economic landscape with absolute power. Women and ethnic minorities face discrimination. According to Amnesty International, the government may be guilty of crimes against humanity based on "witness accounts of deaths in custody, torture and arbitrary detention," during the crackdown against the 2011 uprising.
7. Turkmenistan
Although the constitution declares Turkmenistan to be a secular democracy, it is one of the most oppressive countries on Earth. Human rights problems include arbitrary arrest; torture; disregard for civil liberties, including restrictions on freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and movement; and citizens’ inability to change the government through free and fair elections. Other continuing human rights problems included denial of due process and fair trial; arbitrary interference with privacy, home, and correspondence; discrimination and violence against women; trafficking in persons; and restrictions on the free association of workers.
6. China
Each year, China executes an estimated 5,000 people -- more than the rest of the world combined -- for crimes including pornography, corruption, tax evasion and drug smuggling. Thousands of websites are blocked by the government, including YouTube, Face book and Twitter. China ranks 176th out of 179 countries on the World Press Freedom Index. China has only 5 officially recognized religious organizations. Unregistered religious groups face varying degrees of harassment, including imprisonment, torture, and forced religious conversion.
1: North Korea - Agree
2: Saudi Arabia - Disagree fully, considering the other candidates.
3: Eritrea - Agree, should be nr 2.
4: Iran - Disagree
5: Uzbekistan - yes and no.
6: China - no
7: Turkmenistan - yes
8: Syria - Yes and no.
9: Cuba - not really
10: UAE - HAHAHA
Your list is very "anti-muslim and American view". Cuba should not be on the list.
My list is something like this.
1) North Korea
2) Eritrea
3) Equatorial Guinea
4) Zimbabwe
5) Sudan
6) Syria (would be lower if not for the civil war)
7) Iraq/Kurdistan
8) Uzbekistan
9) Turkmenistan
10) Swaziland (has first rights on all virgins)
11) Belarus
12) Bahrain
13) Russia
14) Southern Sudan
15 and below
Saudi Arabia, China, Algeria, Congo (both of them), Chad, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and many others.