In India, the Reporters Without Borders says, ‘judicial harassment of independent media is intensifying, driven by the growing use of criminal statutes – defamation and national security laws among th ...

India fell to 157th rank in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, down from 151 last year. The report cited rising judicial pressure on media. Globally, press freedom ...

The world’s top 10 best and worst countries for press freedom in 2026: For the first time ever, more than half of the countries assessed fall into the 'difficult' or 'very serious' category.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday announced that the economic indicator in its 2025 World Press Freedom Index has fallen to an unprecedented critical low, prompting the global state of press ...

The debate on the lack of ‘freedom of the press’ in India has flared up once again after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to five European nations. In Oslo, Mr Modi attended a joint ...

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