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World Press Freedom Index, 2021
The Reporters Without Borders, a not-for-profit body recently published the World Press Freedom Index, 2021. It ranked 180 countries. India ranked 142 in the index. India was at the same position in 2020 as well. Key Highlights Norway topped the index followed by Finland and Denmark. The index was topped by Norway in 2020 as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: BJP • Hindutva • Journalism • Press Freedom • World Press Freedom Index
Who was Karima Baloch?
Banuk Karima Baloch was a Baloch Human Rights activist. She campaigned for independence of Balochistan from Pakistan. Also, she appeared in the BBC list of hundred inspirational and influential women for 2016. She was found dead in Toronto, Canada on December 22, 2020. According to the Toronto Police her body was found near Lake Ontario. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: Balochistan • Balochistan insurgency • Canada • Human rights • Insurgency • Journalism • Karima Baloch • Persons in News • Sajid Hussain
November 16: National Press Day
Every year the National Press Day is celebrated on November 16. This is because the Press Council of India was established on November 16, 1966. The Press Council of India acts as a moral Watchdog for media. Also, the Press Council of India makes sure that the freedom of press is not controlled by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Article 19 • Constitution of India • Freedom of speech • Global Press Freedom Index • Hindutva • Journalism • National Press Day • Press Council • Press Council of India • UNESCO • United Nations
November 2: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Every year, the United Nations marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. This year, the day is celebrated under the theme Theme: Protect Journalists, Protect the Truth Background Between 2006 and 2019, more than 1,200 journalists have been killed. The recent assassination of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi • International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists • Jamal Khashoggi • Journalism • UNESCO • United Nations • World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Index: India ranks 142nd
On April 22, 2020, the Global Press freedom Index was launched. India ranked 142nd in the index and had dropped two places. Highlights: India The World Press Freedom Index says that with no murder of journalists in India in 2019 as compared to 2018, the security situation in the country has improved. According to the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: China • Freedom of speech • Freedom of the press • Journalism • North Korea • Rankings • Reporters Without Borders (RWB) • World Press Freedom Index