The Guardian reports that unaccountable Middle Eastern governments limit freedom of the press by creating threats real and imaginary to justify their habit of censorship. “So, why is press freedom so seriously compromised in the Arab world? There are different reasons in different countries, but one common thread is the general lack of legitimacy and accountability of the region’s regimes who, therefore, view the free circulation of ideas as a fatally dangerous folly. Another reason is the volatility of the region and the numerous conflicts that plague it, the ethnic and regional fault lines which increase tensions…”