Serbia reclassified from Free to Partly Free in 2019
Serbia scores 59.2/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #91 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (57/100). Context: pop 6.9 million, GDP $51.41B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
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2023
Seychelles press freedom fell 7.6 points in 2023
Seychelles scores 75.7/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #34 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (79/100). Context: pop 98K, GDP $1.70B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Why Sierra Leone’s press freedom fell in 2023
Sierra Leone scores 62.6/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #74 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (60/100). Context: pop 7.8 million, GDP $3.94B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Singapore Freedom House scorecard: 48/100 across 12 years
Singapore scores 47.9/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #129 globally. Freedom House rates it Partly Free (48/100). Context: pop 5.7 million, GDP $372.06B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Slovakia press freedom rose 4.8 points in 2023
Slovakia scores 83.2/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #17 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (90/100). Context: pop 5.5 million, GDP $105.42B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Slovenia press freedom: Political Rights 39/40, Civil Liberties 57/60
Slovenia scores 70.6/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #50 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (96/100). Context: pop 2.1 million, GDP $53.74B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Solomon Islands press freedom: Freedom House Free, 75/100
Solomon Islands is not rated by the RSF index; Freedom House classifies it as Free with a total score of 75/100. Context: pop 670K, GDP $1.43B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
Somalia Freedom House scorecard: 8/100 across 12 years
Somalia scores 44.2/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #141 globally. Freedom House rates it Not Free (8/100). Context: pop 15.4 million, GDP $4.72B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
South Africa: RSF 78.6 and Freedom House Free (79/100)
South Africa scores 78.6/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #25 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (79/100). Context: pop 58.6 million, GDP $351.43B.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk
South Korea: 12 years classified Free by Freedom House
South Korea scores 70.8/100 on the 2023 RSF World Press Freedom Index, ranking #47 globally. Freedom House rates it Free (83/100). Context: pop 51.7 million, GDP $2.03T.
Apr 18, 2026MidMed Desk