Armenia 79th in RSF’s freedom index, down from last year’s 74thApril 26, 2017 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed Armenia 79th out of 180 countries - down by five scores from the previous report - in its latest world rankings for press freedom. Published every year since 2002 by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the World Press Freedom Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom available to journalists. The print media are diverse and polarized in Armenia, investigative journalism prospers on the Internet, the report added. Pluralism, however, lags behind in the broadcast media, said RSF. According to the media watchdog, police violence against journalists "continues and still goes unpunished in the country." Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Iran come in the 162nd, 64th, 155th and 165th, respectively. The United States takes the 43rd spot, while Russia is the 148th in terms of press freedom. Norway comes out top of the index with the world’s freest media, closely followed by Sweden and Finland. North Korea, Eritrea and Turkmenistan, on the other hand, took the bottom places. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |