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India ranked abysmally low at 133 on World Press Freedom Index

April 22, 2016Leave a commentDaily NewsBy wp-admin
Washington:India ranks an abysmally low at 133 among 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index which says Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems “indifferent” to the threats against journalists.
The 2016 ‘World Press Freedom Index’ released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is led by Finland, which retained its top spot for the sixth consecutive year, followed by the Netherlands and Norway.
India jumped three spots from the 136th position it had in 2015.
“Journalists and bloggers are attacked and anathematised by various religious groups that are quick to take offense,” the report said.
At the same time, it is hard for journalists to cover regions such as Kashmir that are regarded as sensitive by the government, it said.
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