Eritrea, China, Myanmar, Cuba, Iran and North Korea are all part of the group of countries considered “predators” of press freedom in the world, according to Reporters Without Borders. Cape Verde is among the world’s “well-behaved” countries, maintaining 45th place, the same as last year, in the ranking of nations with the greatest level of freedom of the press in the world.

Cape Verde held onto 45th place in the Reporters Without Borders ranking on press freedom in the world, the same position as last year, with 14 points. Cape Verde is among the countries considered to practice press freedom, as opposed to Eritrea, which in 1993 won its independence from Ethiopia and which this year replaced North Korea at the bottom of the French NGO’s list.

Eritrea’s former occupier, Ethiopia, rose from 160th to 150th place on the ranking, with countries such as Belarus, Pakistan, Syria, Libya, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Somalia, China, Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Turkmenistan and North Korea following on its heels.

The first fourteen places on the list, which has been elaborated for the past six years, are also occupied by European countries, beginning with Iceland, Norway, Estonia and Slovakia. Fifteenth position goes to New Zealand, 18th to Canada, 28th to Australia and 48th to the United States.

Russia came in 144th this year, with its negative ranking being affected by the killing of journalist Anna Politkovskaia in October of last year and the lack of punishment for those responsible for the murder.

The highest position occupied by an African country is 25th, which is shared by Mauritius and Namibia. Cape Verde comes in 45th place, Mozambique 73rd, Angola 91st and Guinea Bissau 107th. Africa’s remaining Portuguese-language country, São Tomé and Príncipe, is not included on the list.

Brazil appears in 84th place and East Timor 94th.

Source: A Semana