RSF: Press freedom under pressure as laws tighten worldwide

NAMPA / DPA

2026-04-30

Berlin (dpa) - More than half of the world's countries and territories now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom for the first time in the 25-year history of the ranking, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in a report on Thursday. Only seven countries are rated as having a "good" environment for journalists, together accounting for just 1% of the global population, according to the organization's annual Press......

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