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Freedom index finds journalism blocked in over 100 countries
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RSF finds only 7% of countries offer a good environment for journalism
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The mother of prominent journalist Omar Radi (pictured), takes part in a demonstration in support of Radi, in Casablanca, Morocco, 22 September 2020, FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images Imprisoned Moroccan journalists subjected to arbitrary and abusive prosecutions, launch hunger strikes to call attention to their unjust detention.
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 15 April 2021.
As Omar Radi and Suleiman Raissouni, two Moroccan journalists who have been held provisionally for months, continue hunger strikes to press for their demands to be freed, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Moroccan authorities to stop subjecting journalists to arbitrary and abusive prosecutions that drive them to put their lives in danger.
Journalists face difficulties to report sensitive stories in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe.
20 Apr, 2021 - 02:25 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: International non-profit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has claimed in its annual World Press Freedom Index report that media freedom has deteriorated during the Covid2019 pandemic.
The NGO, which works to safeguard the right to information, made this conclusion after analysing and evaluating the current state of journalism in 180 countries. The report stated that 73 per cent of the world s nations have serious issues when it comes to media freedom.
According to the report, several countries have used the pandemic as “grounds to block journalists’ access to information sources and reporting in the field.”
Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic, Reporters Without Borders warns
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