The World Health Organization is under fire for purposefully shielding its work from the press, after wrapping up a two-day meeting on cutting global tobacco use that was hosted by Turkmenistan, a human rights and press freedom pariah.

Some are also noting that the Turkmenistan meeting finished just days before the United Nations, the parent entity of the WHO, is set to celebrate World Press Freedom Day, on May 3.

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