The Islamic State group active in Syria and Iraq, Boko Haram in northern Nigeria and Cameroon, and criminal organisations in Italy and Latin America all used "fearand reprisals to silence journalists and bloggers who dare to investigate or refuse to act as their mouthpieces said the watchdog, known by its French initials RSF.
RSF's ranking put Iran, China,Syria and North Korea among the countries with the worst levels of press freedom out of the 180 evaluated Repression of journalists in Ukraine during its early-2014 uprising against its pro-Kremlin president,and in Turkey during anti-government demonstrations earned both spots in the bottom quarter of the table.
MEDIA FREEDOM suffered a "drastic decline" worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko Haram, the watchdog group Reporters Without Borders said in its annual evaluation released yesterday.