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Rights<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> India has retained its position<\/a> on the 2021 World Press Freedom Index<\/a> at 142 out of 180 countries.  In a report released by the international journalism nonprofit\u2014Reporters Without Borders\u2014India continues to be in the category of countries considered \u2018bad\u2019 for journalism. Other countries in this category include Brazil, Russia, and Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With \u201cfour journalists killed in connection with their work in 2020, India is one of the world\u2019s most dangerous countries for journalists trying to do their job properly,” stated the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also highlighted the curbs on freedom of expression on social media, citing India\u2019s case where the \u201carbitrary nature of Twitter\u2019s algorithms also resulted in brutal censorship\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The index ranks 180 countries and was topped by Norway once again, followed by Finland and Denmark. China ranked 177, above Turkmenistan at 178, North Korea at 179, and Eritrea at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the South Asian countries, Nepal at 106, Sri Lanka at 127, and Myanmar (pre-coup) at 140 have fared better than India, while Pakistan ranks at 145, and Bangladesh at 152.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also noted that \u201conly 12 of the Index\u2019s 180 countries (7 percent) can claim to offer a favourable environment for journalism\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read this article<\/a> on the role of civil society in times of crisis<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12573,"template":"","categories":[582],"tags":[],"schema-filter":[],"no-display":[],"class_list":["post-12572","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-instagram"],"yoast_head":"\nIndia retains 142nd position in World Press Freedom Index | IDR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"India remains \u2018one of the world\u2019s most dangerous countries\u2019 for journalists, as per 2021 World Press Freedom Index.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/news\/india-retains-142nd-position-among-180-countries-in-world-press-freedom-index\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"kn_IN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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