Bolivia is among the countries with the greatest attacks on the work of journalists, according to the world ranking of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is presented annually every May 3 for World Press Freedom Day, Los Tiempos reported.
The country fell from 124th place to 117th between 2023 and 2024, in a ranking that evaluates 180 countries, according to a Unitel publication.
The country “failed” by achieving 48.8 points out of 100 and is in the category of “very difficult situation”, very close to the countries at “very serious” risk against freedom of the press, which is indicated when a nation falls below 40 points.
The report notes that since 2020, “physical attacks against journalists have intensified, especially in rural areas of the country. Many radio and television stations have been forced to suspend their activity and their newsrooms have been looted.”
In addition, RSF recalls that the case of kidnapping and torture by a civilian armed group in Las Londras, in 2021, remains unpunished, when a group of journalists covering a conflict over conquered territories in the Guarayos de Santa Cruz province was held against their will.
Press freedom is deteriorating in Ecuador and Argentina due to the internal situation, according to the annual report of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which warns of the global increase in political pressures against journalism.
Norway is the country where the media enjoys the best situation, while Eritrea replaced North Korea as the worst for press freedom.
In the classification of this NGO that defends journalism, Ecuador loses 30 positions and is placed in position number 110, while Argentina falls 26 positions and is placed in 66th position.
