Books, newspapers, magazines, broadcast media and Internet access are censored in Saudi Arabia. In 2014, Reporters Without Borders describes the government as "relentless in its censorship of the Saudi media and the Internet", and ranked Saudi Arabia 164th out of 180 countries for freedom of the press. == Law and operation == The Royal Decree On Press and Publications (1982) set up the initial government regulation of Saudi books, newspapers and magazines, as well as all foreign publications sold in the kingdom. In addition to obtaining government permission, the Saudi citizen creating an...