Asia, and especially Southeast Asia, is failing miserably in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, released today (May5), with Taiwan ranking highest in the region at 51st of 180 countries in a list dominated, as usual, by Nordics and European countries. Most of Southeast Asia is clustered around the 140th range. Reporters Without Borders titled the survey “A Great Year for Censorship.”
Dispiriting Year for Press Freedom in Asia
Dispiriting Year for Press Freedom in Asia
Dispiriting Year for Press Freedom in Asia
Asia, and especially Southeast Asia, is failing miserably in Reporters Without Borders’ World Press Freedom Index, released today (May5), with Taiwan ranking highest in the region at 51st of 180 countries in a list dominated, as usual, by Nordics and European countries. Most of Southeast Asia is clustered around the 140th range. Reporters Without Borders titled the survey “A Great Year for Censorship.”