Free Press Index 1

Index of restrictions on media content 1) laws and regulations (0-15 points, 2) political pressures and controls (0-15 points), 3 repressive actions (e.g. killing journalists, censorship) (0-5 points). More point means less freedom

Rated: 1 (free)  to 3 (unfree)

Freedom House: Press Freedom Survey 1999

Index of influences on media content 1) laws and regulations (0-15 points, 2) political pressures and controls (0-15 points), 3 repressive actions (e.g. killing journalists, censorship) (0-5 points). More point means less freedom

Rated: 0 (free) to 100 (unfree)

Index of repression based on responses to questionnaire by journalists in the country. Questions concernt: 1) physical attaccks, imprisonment and direct threats, 2) indirect threats, 3) legal sitiation and unjustified prosecution, 4) censorship and self censorship, 5) state monopoly on public media, 6) economic and administrative pressures, 7) state control of internet and new media>

Average of yearly ratings
Higher scores denote less freedom

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