Italy still falls in the rankings compiled by "Reporters Without Borders' press freedom in the world, and from 44 th position last year, in 2009, is a close 49th place. The deterioration, as we see, unfortunately, is - as well as fast - even if only gradually we think that, just two years ago, in 2007, was 35 th coming, so, to lose as many as 14 locations in three years.
short, to read data from Reporters Sans Frontieres - The organization that defends press freedom worldwide, regardless of political views expressed by journalists - it seems they are not too far from the truth, those tens of thousands of people who, just a few weeks ago in Rome, took to the streets to defend the art. 21 of the constitution puzzled and concerned about the danger she is running "the free expression of thought" in our country.
But deepening the analysis of the data published today, it is clear that press freedom still seems very far from a universally recognized value in the rest of the West and created free and opulent. The RSF annual report, in fact, provides a depressing picture, with a worsening situation in various countries, especially in the democratic West and the old Europe.
High scores are confirmed with the Nordic democracies, in the first place, Denmark, followed by Finland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and the Netherlands. 8th place, stable, Switzerland, followed by Iceland and climbing down a place from Lithuania. Austria is only the 13th and 18th while Germany and France, just before the 43rd of Slovakia. Ranked last, out of 175 countries monitored, Eritrea preceded in order by North Korea, Turkmenistan and Iran. Among the most important data in the "Value" is, then, the restoration of press freedom in the U.S. - rose from 40 th to 20 th place - less than one year from Barack Obama and the worsening situation in countries such as Iran (172 th) and Israel (93 th place in its territory and 150 ° in the occupied territories.
Presenting the report, the president of RSF, Jean-François Julliard, has not hidden its concern regarding the situation Europe, where several countries, show a progressive narrowing of the spaces for freedom of the press. "It is disturbing to note - he said - as, year after year, major European democracies such as France, Italy, Slovakia progressively lose positions. Europe should set an example on the face of civil liberties. How can we report - concluded Julliard - various violations in the world if we are not beyond reproach ourselves in first person? ".
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