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Press freedom is at its lowest
in 25 years. This is
to a report from the
Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It has released its
World Press Freedom Index, which assesses the degree to which the media in 180 countries is free to operate. RSF said press freedom was "
" or worse in three
of the nations assessed. In over
of the world, conditions were "difficult" to "very serious". In 2013, fewer than a third of countries were given this
. Press freedom was considered "problematic" in over 70 per cent of countries. The RSF said
were "good" in only seven countries. These were all in
and western Europe.
