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As the world marks the 30th World Press Freedom Day on May 3, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again reminded governments of their duty to respect and uphold this fundamental human right which, he said, “is the foundation of democracy and justice”.
As every year, the observance offers an opportunity to assess the state of press freedom worldwide through the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders which sheds light on major and often radical changes linked to political, social and technological upheavals.
In 118 countries in February 2022, Moscow has established, in record time, a new media arsenal dedicated to spreading the Kremlin’s message in the occupied territories in southern Ukraine, while cracking down harder than ever on the last remaining independent Russian media outlets, which have been banned, blocked and/or declared"foreign agents”.Some of the 2023 Index’s biggest falls have been in Africa.
In Asia the situation has gone from “problematic” to “very bad” in three other countries: Tajikistan, India and Turkey .
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