13:04, 3 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has improved its position in the World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders.

Armenia is ranked 49th in the 2023 index. Last year the country was 51st.

Just like last year, in 2023 Armenia still has the freest press in the region.

Armenia’s neighbors Georgia is 77th, Turkey is 165th, Azerbaijan is 151st, while Iran is 177th.

The report mentions that Armenia is ‘facing an unprecedented level of disinformation and hate speech’.