Armenia ranks 74th in World press freedom index
ArmeniaArmenia has gone three spots up and is ranked 74th in 2013 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders.
In the report Armenia is grouped with Moldova (55), Kyrgyzstan (106) and Georgia (100).
"These countries enjoy broad media pluralism and a low level of state censorship, but they still face important challenges concerning media independence and the working environment of jounrlists. The latter are often in the firing line in highly polarized societies and treated as easy prey by a variety of pressure groups".
According to the report, Armenia has the best press freedom index in the region, while Azerbaijan ranks 156th, Turkey - 154th and Iran - 174th.
Finland has distinguished itself as the country that most respects media freedom. It is followed by the Netherlands and Norway.