Voices Of Freedom? August 25th

Freedom house has released a statement this week stating that press freedom has declined worldwide over the past year.

Out of 195 countries and territories, only thirty six percent were rated as free, while Saudi Arabia, China and Egypt were placed on a “dishonour roll.”

Press freedom has been declining every year since 2002, but this year was the first time that all regions experience deterioration.

Executive director of Freedom House Jennifer Winsdor claims that pressures are being applied to journalists by governments, putting them up against the ropes to stay alive.

Overall, the biggest drop occurred in Central and Eastern Europe, with journalists being murdered in Bulgaria and Croatia and assaulted in Bosnia.