Eritrea ranked worst country for press freedom in Africa | DW News
May 7, 2023
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as posted by the channelAn index released this week marking World Press Freedom day warned that media freedom is under threat in more countries than ever before.Reporters Without Borders - who compiled the index - say the environment for journalism is 'bad' in seven out of ten countries. In Africa the situation is classified as 'bad' in nearly 40 percent of countries and the Sahel region in particular is said to be in the process of becoming a 'no-news zone'.
Eritrea is ranked the worst country for press freedom in Africa. We met a journalist and poet who was imprisoned for her work. The report you're about to see begins with Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu reading the words of a poem she wrote that lead to her incarceration.
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