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Pradeep Kumar

21/04/21 13:20 PM IST

World Press Freedom index

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India retains 142 of 180 spot, remains “one of the world’s most dangerous countries” for journalists

Rankings
  • The latest index released ranks 180 countries, topped, yet again, by Norway followed by Finland and Denmark, while Eritrea is at the bottom.
  • China is ranked 177, and is only above North Korea at 179 and Turkmenistan at 178.
  • India is ranked 142, same as last year, after it had consistently slid down from 133 in 2016.
  • 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.
Reasons for categorising India as “bad” for journalism
  • Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and the Hindutva ideology have created an environment of intimidation for journalists who are critical of the government by labelling them as “anti-national” or “anti-state”.
  • India shares the “bad” classification with Brazil, Mexico and Russia.
  • It says, journalists “are exposed to every kind of attack, including police violence against reporters, ambushes by political activists, and reprisals instigated by criminal groups or corrupt local officials”
Source: Indian Express

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