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World Press Freedom Index, 2021

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Polity and Governance

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The World Press Freedom Index, 2021 has again ranked India at 142nd out of 180 countries.
Produced by: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) – a French NGO

Key takeaways

Also, for a year, on directions from Cabinet Secretary, an index monitoring cell worked to improve the rankings.
A meeting was also held between the Indian Ambassador to France and the RSF officials to lobby for a change in the ranking.
In 2016, India’s rank was 133, which has steadily climbed down to 142 in 2020.
The RSF report says India is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly.
They are exposed to every kind of attack, even police violence against reporters, ambushes by political activists, and reprisals instigated by criminal groups or corrupt local officials.
Top countries: Norway followed by Finland and Denmark.
Bottom country: Eritrea
China is ranked 177. North Korea at 179 and Turkmenistan at 178.

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