Freedom House, a U.S.-based pro-democracy watchdog organization says only 13 percent of the world’s population live in countries with a free press.
In its annual report released on April 28, the U.S.-based democracy monitor says 42 percent of the world’s population has a “partly free” press, while 45 percent live in countries where the media environment is not free.
Global press freedom has hit a 13-year low, threatened by US President Donald Trump’s media bashing and restrictions pursued by both democratic and authoritarian governments. The nongovernmental group says global press freedom declined in 2016 to its lowest point in more than a …read more
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