Slovenia loses four spots in World Press Freedom Index
Paris, 20 April - Slovenia has lost four spots to rank 36th among 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), with the report warning of the dangerous path for press freedom in Slovenia.
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Athens, Greece – Concerns around press freedom in Greece have been raised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), as the media watchdog publishes its World Press Freedom Index.
In the list, which is released annually and ranks 180 countries in the world from “good” to “very bad”, Greece has dropped five places.
The European Union member state is now at 70, down from 65 in 2020, a rating considered as “problematic”.
The fresh index comes as concerns mount over the case of Giorgos Karaivaz, a Greek crime reporter working for private broadcaster Star TV, who was shot outside his home as he returned from work in south Athens two weeks ago.
Bangladesh 152nd out of 180 countries in World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders finds journalism ‘blocked’ in over 100 countries Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Bangladesh has slipped one notch in this year s World Press Freedom Index, by Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters sans frontières (RSF).
Bangladesh ranked 152nd out of 180 countries while its position was 151st last year, according to the report released today.
Norway topped the Index for fifth year in a row while Eritrea placed in the bottom.
The annual report by RSF said that journalism was at least partly blocked in nearly three-quarters of the 180 countries surveyed, according to an AFP report.
No improvement for Malta in 2021 RSF world press freedom index
“Journalism is the best vaccine against disinformation” - Christophe Deloire RSF Secretary General
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Malta has retained its lowest recorded position in the 2021 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.
According to the international report published on Tuesday, Malta’s Press Freedom is still categorised as “problematic”, sitting just beneath Hong Kong and above El Salvador.
Since the Labour Party came into power in 2013, Malta’s press freedom ranking plummeted a staggering total of 36 places, from number 45 in 2013 to number 77 in 2019, and losing a further 4 places in 2020 placing the country at 81.