Indian PM Narendra Modi's refusal to take questions from journalists in Norway has drawn criticism, highlighting concerns over media freedom in India. A Norwegian journalist's attempt to question an Indian diplomat on human rights also led to deflection and anger.
In occasione della Giornata mondiale della libertà di stampa, Papa Leone XIV ha ricordato il tributo di sangue dei cronisti. Il World Press Freedom Index 2026 certifica il tracollo della libertà di informazione ai minimi da 25 anni: Italia in discesa dalla 49/a alla 56/a posizione, Usa di Trump retrocessi di 7 punti al 64/o posto. Nel 2025 sono stati uccisi 128 giornalisti, 31 per aver cercato la verità.
Reporters Without Borders released its 2026 World Press Freedom Index, with Norway continuing its decade-long run at the top. Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia join Norway in the top 10, making the Nordic region the only green (freest) area on the global map. However, for the first time in the index's history, over half of world's countries fall into 'difficult' or 'very serious' categories, with average scores at their lowest in 25 years. The US fell seven spots to 64th place, behind Ukraine, Namibia, and Costa Rica, with RSF citing President Trump's 'systematic weaponisation of state institutions' against journalists.
The World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders has recorded its lowest average score in 25 years, with more than half of 180 countries now in "difficult" or "very serious" categories. The proportion of global population living in countries with "good" press freedom has fallen from 20% in 2002 to less than 1%. The report cites expanding "restrictive legal arsenals," particularly national security laws, and warns journalism is being "increasingly criminalised" with political hostility combining with a difficult business model to "asphyxiate" established media.
