World Press Freedom in Decline
Freedom House has released its annual Freedom of the Press report and finds that the media is under attack worldwide. In terms of the South Caucasus and the surrounding region, Georgia and Turkey are rated as “partly free” while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia are “not free.”
Global press freedom underwent a clear decline in 2007, with journalists struggling to work in increasingly hostile environments in almost every region in the world, according to a new survey released today by Freedom House. The decline in press freedom—which occurred in authoritarian countries and established democracies alike—continues a six-year negative trend.
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Central and Eastern Europe/ Former Soviet Union: This region showed the largest region-wide setback, with Russia, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan, and several Central European countries, among others, showing declines. Only 18 percent of the region’s citizens live in environments with Free media.
Photo: Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2004
- Published:
- 04.30.08 / 12pm by Onnik
- Category:
- Analysis, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Democracy, Georgia, Iran, Media, News Briefs, Opinion, Russia, Turkey
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