15. Swaziland
The kingdom of Swaziland is one of the last countries on the planet where a king rules by decrees. King Mswati III led a legislative attack on already weak media scene in 2014, further reducing the country’s media freedoms. To make things worse, HIV epidemics is rampaging through Swaziland and it is estimated that out of 1.2 million inhabitants, some 210,000 are HIV positive.