Not a single country from the AsiaPacific region made it to the top 15 countries in RSFs 2024 index New Zealand which remains the regions leader in terms of press freedom rankings

Press freedom under fire as political pressure on journalists ICIJ

RSF Index Iran Among Worlds Most Repressive for Press Freedom

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This is clear from the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders RSF This finding is based on the fact that of the five indicators used to compile the ranking it is the political indicator that has fallen most registering a global average fall of 76 points

Philippines falls 2 places in 2024 World Press Freedom Index RAPPLER

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With 2024 shaping up to be perhaps the biggest election year in world history RSFs Index highlights the ominous trend of democratically elected politicians resorting to authoritarian crackdowns and rollbacks of press freedom One particular example cited was the case of Argentinas new president Javier Milei whose open antagonism toward

The 2024 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders RSF was released todayThis year the agency highlights a worrying decline in support and respect for media autonomy

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The Islamic Republics targeted repression of journalists has led to the countrys dismal ranking in the RSF Index placing it 176th out of 180 countries assessed Since nationwide antiregime protests began in 2022 Iran has reinforced its position as one of the worlds most repressive countries in terms of press freedom RSF said

The World Press Freedom Index WPFI is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without Borders RSF since 2002 based upon the nongovernmental organizations own assessment of the countries press freedom records in the previous year It intends to reflect the degree of freedom that journalists news organizations and netizens have in each country and the efforts

2024 World Press Freedom Index Political Pressure Threatens Journalism

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Reporters Without Borders RWB French Reporters sans frontières RSF is an international nonprofit and nongovernmental organization headquartered in Paris which focuses on safeguarding the right to freedom of information

The nonprofit known as RSF which advocates for journalists and media workers publishes the World Press Freedom Index to mark World Press Freedom Day The index scores countries and territories based on five indicators political support and respect security economic constraints legislative environments and sociocultural factors

RSFs World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories

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