  Armenia placed 80th among 180 countries in RSF’s freedom index October 27, 2018 - 11:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has placed Armenia 80th out of 180 countries - down by 1 notch 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. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Iran come in the 163rd, 61st, 157th and 164th, respectively. The United States takes the 45th 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. Related links:   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
