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World Press Freedom Index 2020

April 24 , 2020 1584 days 775 0
  • It has been released by Reporters Without Borders.
  • It is a Paris based non-profit organisation.
  • Around 180 countries were ranked in the index.
  • Norway ranks first for the fourth consecutive year and Finland and Denmark in second and third place.
  • India is ranked at 142nd dropped two places from 2018 (140).
  • It says no murder of journalists in India in 2019 as compared to 2018 (6 murders).
  • China, Iran and Iraq are criticised for censoring coverage of the coronavirus outbreak.
  • According to the index, South Asia performed the least as compared to all the other regions.
  • North Korea was at 180th and China ranked 177th.

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