Published: 26th Apr, 2021
India continues to be counted among the countries classified as “bad” for journalism and is also termed as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
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India continues to be counted among the countries classified as “bad” for journalism and is also termed as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
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About the World Press Freedom index 2021
- Report: World Press Freedom Index 2021 is published by the international journalism, a not-for profit body, Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
- The index ranks 180 countries.
- Rankings: The list is topped by Norway followed by Finland and Denmark.
- Eritrea came at the bottom.
- China is ranked 177, and is only above North Korea at 179 and Turkmenistan at 178.
- In the South Asian neighbourhood, Nepal is at 106, Sri Lanka at 127, Myanmar (before the coup) at 140, Pakistan at 145 and Bangladesh at 152.
- India’s ranking: India is ranked 142 which is same as last year.
- The report stated that India shares the “bad” classification with Brazil, Mexico and Russia.
- For India, the latest report blames an environment of intimidation created by BJPsupporters for any critical journalist, who, is marked as “anti-state” or “anti-national”.
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