Jeffrey Blog

淡泊以明志
寧靜以致遠

2006-10-24

Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006

The Press freedom index was released Hong Kong Rank 58 , it drop from 39.
It have a comment to china press freedom

Unfortunately nothing has changed in the countries that are the worst predators of press freedom,” the organisation said, “and journalists in North Korea, Eritrea, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Burma and China are still risking their life or imprisonment for trying to keep us informed. These situations are extremely serious and it is urgent that leaders of these countries accept criticism and stop routinely cracking down on the media so harshly.

The index was complie by 50 Questiones, included Any journalists is mmurdered,threatened,Kidnapped ,imprisoned . the last 5 question is quite interest to internet

45. A state monopoly of Internet service providers (ISPs)?
46. ISPs forced to filter access to websites?
47. Websites shut down over the period?
48. ISPs legally responsible for the content of websites they host?
49. Cyber-dissidents or bloggers imprisoned (how many?)
50. Cyber-dissidents or bloggers harassed or physically attacked (how many?)


part of he rank are as below.
N° Country Score
1 Finland 0,50
- Iceland 0,50
- Irland 0,50
- Netherland 0,50
5 Czech Republic 0,75
6 Estonia 2,00
- Norway 2,00
8 Slovaquia 2,50
- Switzerland 2,50
10 Hungary 3,00
- Latvia 3,00
- Portugal 3,00
- Slovenia 3,00
..........
58 Fiji 14,00
- Hong-Kong 14,00
..........
163 China 94,00

2006-10-18

Computer Guided GTi

Labels: