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World Press Freedom Index-2025

World Press Freedom Index-2025

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May 03, 2025

World Press Freedom Index-2025

India ranks 151 out of 180 countries in 2025 World Press Freedom Index.

Key Highlights

  • India’s position has improved marginally from the 159th rank in 2024 and 161st spot in 2023. However, it remains in the “very serious” category,
  • The country is ranked below its neighbours Nepal (90th), the Maldives (104th), Sri Lanka (139th) and Bangladesh (149th).
  • Top Performers: Norway (1st), Estonia (2nd) and the Netherlands (3rd).
  • Global press freedom is classified as being in a “difficult situation” for the first time.
    • Economic pressures are a key factor weakening media independence worldwide.

Concerns Regarding India

  • Concentration of Media Ownership: Dominance by political and corporate entities threatens media plurality and independence.
  • Harassment of Journalists: Journalists critical of the government face harassment, intimidation, and legal pressures.

About World Press Freedom Index

  • This is compiled by RSF annually assessing the ability of journalists to work and report freely and independently.
  • The RWB evaluates press freedom in countries on the basis of five indicators:
    • Political context
    • Economic context
    • Legislative framework
    • Social environment
    • Security situation

About Reporters Without Borders (RWB)

  • It is an international non-profit organization governed by principles of democratic governance. 
  • It defends the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information.
  • Headquarter: Paris

What is Press Freedom?

  • It is the ability of journalists to select, produce, and disseminate news in the public interest independent of political, economic, legal, and social interference and in the absence of threats to their physical and mental safety.

PWOnlyIAS ExtraEdge: World Press Freedom Day

Celebrated annually on 3 May, it highlights the importance of press freedom and reminds governments of their commitment to uphold it.

Origins

  • Proclaimed by: UN General Assembly in December 1993, following a recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference.
  • Significance of Date: Marks the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration (1991), a statement of press freedom principles put together by African journalists.

Purpose & Objectives

  1. Celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom.
  2. Assess the state of press freedom globally.
  3. Defend the media from attacks on their independence.
  4. Pay tribute to journalists who lost their lives in the line of duty.
  5. Reflect on professional ethics among media professionals.

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