“Improvements were cited in 14 countries, including some with ‘a dramatic regime change or political opening’ such as Tunisia, Libya and Myanmar. But restrictions also eased in some other countries such as Georgia, Kenya, and Indonesia, where the report cited ‘a growing diversity of content and fewer cases of arrest or censorship than in previous years.’ Fourteen countries were listed as ‘free,’ and 20 were labeled ‘partly free’ in the report.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/25/study-online-freedom-suffered-setbacks-in-many-countries/
The report:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FOTN%202012%20summary%20of%20findings.pdf
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