Press Freedom Index of Mongolia 2013

The “Reporters Without Borders” international organization has released their annual Press Freedom Index (PFI) 2012-2013, where 179 states were surveyed and Mongolia ranked at 98th, compared to last year’s report, Mongolia up scaled by two places. The same three European countries that headed the index last year hold the top three positions again this year. For the third year running, Finland (1) has distinguished itself as the country that most respect media freedom. It is followed by the Netherlands and Norway. Although many criteria are considered, ranging from legislation to violence against journalists, democratic countries occupy the top of the index while dictatorial countries occupy the last three positions. Again it is the same three as last year—Turkmenistan (177), North Korea (178) and Eritrea (179). As of our two neighbours: China (173rd, +1) shows no sign of improving. Its positions still hold many journalists and netizens, while increasingly unpopular Internet censorship countries to be a major obstacle to access information and Russia (148th, -6), has fallen again.