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ANDORRA
THE
NETHERLANDS
LUXEMBOURG
LIECHTENSTEIN
SWITZERLAND
CZECH REP.
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
BOSNIA-H
MONTENEGRO
KOSOVO MACEDONIA
ALBANIA
MOLDOVA
NORTH CYPRUS
PALESTINE
BAHRAIN
Do NOT Take Press Freedom
for Granted
by Sara Manfrè
UNITED STATES
MEXICO
CANADA
GUATEMALA
EL SALVADOR
COSTA RICA
JAMAICA
BELIZE
HONDURAS
NICARAGUA
PANAMA
ECUADOR
CUBA
HAITI
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PERU
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BRAZIL
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ARGENTINA
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ICELAND
WESTERN
SAHARA
SPAIN
UNITED
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SIERRA LEONE
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FASO
BENIN
CÔTE NIGERIA
GHANA
D'IVOIRE
TOGO
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TUNISIA
NIGER
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MALTA
CAMEROON
POLAND
SLOVAKIA
HUNGARY
LIBYA
FINLAND
SERBIA
CHAD
ESTONIA
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
GREECE
BULGARIA
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REP.
CYPRUS
LEBANON
ISRAEL
TURKEY
ERITREA
SOUTH
SUDAN
EQUAT. GUINEA
UGANDA
CONGO RWANDA
GABON
KENYA
DEM. REP.
CONGO
BURUNDI TANZANIA
SOUTH
AFRICA
BELARUS
ROMANIA
AZERBAIJAN
SAUDI
ARABIA
KUWAIT
TURKMENISTAN
U.A.E
UZBEKISTAN
COMOROS
ANGOLA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE
MADAGASCAR
ZIMBABWE
NAMIBIA
MAURITIUS
BOTSWANA
KYRGYZSTAN
TAJIKISTAN
GOOD SITUATION
SATISFACTORY SITUATION
PROBLEMATIC SITUATION
DIFFICULT SITUATION
VERY SERIOUS SITUATION
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WORLDWIDE 2020
UKRAINE
EGYPT
LESOTHO
SUDAN
SYRIA
JORDAN
GEORGIA
ARMENIA
IRAQ
IRAN
QATAR
DJIBOUTI
SOMALIA
ETHIOPIA
ESWATINI
YEMEN
KAZAKHSTAN
OMAN
SEYCHELLES
AFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
RUSSIA
MALDIVES
INDIA
NEPAL
SRI LANKA
MONGOLIA
BHUTAN
BANGLADESH
CHINA
MYANMAR
LAOS
THAILAND
CAMBODIA
HONG KONG
BRUNEI
MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE
VIETNAM
INDONESIA
SOUTH
KOREA
NORTH
KOREA
TAIWAN
PHILIPPINES
TIMOR-LESTE
JAPAN
AUSTRALIA
PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
NEW ZEALAND
www.rsf.org
SAMOA
TONGA
FIJI
map: © OpenStreetMapContributors
The World Press Freedom Index map by
Reporters Without Borders ranks 180 countries
and regions according to the level of freedom
available to journalists. (rsf.org)
The areas highlighted in black show countries
with a “very serious situation,” or where
editorial independence is restricted.
Journalists continue to be targeted by Asian
authorities...
Asia is the continent with the highest number
of killings and imprisonments in the world. In
particular, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and
China, which is a country that Freedom House
always lists as ‘not free’.
China is currently the country with the highest
number of journalists in prison, 70, followed
by Egypt 26, Turkey 22, and Yemen 16. Not
surprisingly, China also has the highest
number for citizens journalists imprisoned,
45, followed by Vietnam at 22.
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Since 2013, the 2 nd of November has been
designated as the International Day to End
Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists by
the United Nations.
Press freedom should concern you, find out
what is going on around the world, follow:
@pen_int
@CoEMediaFreedom
@JFJfund
@FreedomofPress
@article19org