US EditionWorld Press Freedom Day 2026: RSF Report Says Press Freedom at Its Lowest in 25 Years
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World Press Freedom Day 2026: RSF report says press freedom at its lowest in 25 years
Every year, the United Nations marks 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. This year comes at a particularly dark moment for journalists. According to a new report published today by Reporters Without Borders, global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. Last year, UNESCO said the decline was comparable to that seen during the most unstable periods of the twentieth century — the two world wars and the Cold War. Over the past thre…
As World Press Freedom Day approaches, Reporters Without Borders reports a deteriorating situation in its annual ranking.
Press freedom has reached its lowest level in a quarter of a century in the world, warns Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday in its annual ranking, with more than half of the countries in "difficult" or "very serious" situations. "In 25 years, the average score of all the countries studied has never been so low," writes RSF in the accompanying note. RSF attributes this deterioration in part to the "development of an increasingly restrict…
The French Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announced that the press in Ukraine was freer than the media in the United States, as described in the organization's new rating: the so-called "World Press Freedom Rating", which is also the RSF Index, an indicator that is intended to show the degree of freedom of expression in a country. It is drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire distributed to "activists and journalists" from a particular State, …
Journalist work around the world is becoming increasingly restricted and criminalized, including in Germany and other countries that see themselves as democratic. Journalists are specifically attacked during the war. This is reflected, among other things, in new publications by reporters without borders. The recently published list of press freedom in 2026 by Reporters without Borders (fr.: Reporters sans frontières, RSF) shows that journalism i…
Press freedom deteriorates further in South Sudan, watchdog says - Radio Tamazuj
South Sudan’s press freedom situation has deteriorated further, according to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which placed the country at 118 out of 180 countries, marking a continued decline in conditions for journalists. The ranking represents a drop from 109th place in 2025, underscoring a worsening environment for media freedom in the country, according to the Paris-based watchdog Reporters With…
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