한국 언론의 자유 등급 하락

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 국경없는 기자회가 국제 언론의 자유 등급을 발표하였습니다.

한국은 언론인과 블로거에 대한 체포와 비판적 매체에 대한 탄압으로 지난번보다 22계단 하락한 69위를 마크하였습니다.
자세한 내용은 아래 국경없는 기자회 보도자료를 참고하시기 바랍니다.
 
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Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans fronti�es
 
20 October 2009
 
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM RANKING

ASIA-PACIFIC
Authoritarianism prevents press freedom progress in much of Asia
 
Fiji falls furthest, but big advance by Maldives
 
 
Political power grabs dealt press freedom a great disservice again this year. A military coup caused Fiji (152nd) to fall 73 places. Soldiers moved into Fijian news rooms for several weeks and censored articles before they were published, while foreign journalists were deported. In Thailand, the endless clashes between 뱘ellow shirts� and 뱑ed shirts� had a very negative impact on the press뭩 ability to work. As a result, the kingdom is now 130th.
 
The authoritarianism of existing governments, for example in Sri Lanka (162nd) and Malaysia (131st), prevented journalists from properly covering sensitive subjects such as corruption or human rights abuses. The Sri Lankan government had a journalist sentenced to 20 years in prison and forced dozens of others to flee the country. In Malaysia, the interior ministry imposed censorship or self-censorship by threatening media with the withdrawal of their licence or threatening journalists with a spell in prison.
 
War and terrorism wrought havoc and exposed journalists to great danger. Afghanistan (149th) is sapped not only by Taliban violence and death threats, but also by unjustified arrests by the security forces. Despite having dynamic news media, Pakistan (159th) is crippled by murders of journalists and the aggressiveness of both the Taliban and sectors of the military. It shared (with Somalia) the world record for journalists killed during the period under review.
 
The Asian countries that least respected press freedom were, predictably, North Korea, one of the 밿nfernal trio� at the bottom of the rankings, Burma, which still suffers from prior censorship and imprisonment, and Laos, an unchanging dictatorship where no privately-owned media are permitted.
 
The media in China (168th) are evolving rapidly along with the rest of the country but it continues to have a very poor ranking because of the frequency of imprisonment, especially in Tibet, Internet censorship and the nepotism of the central and provincial authorities. Similarly in Vietnam (166th), the ruling Communist Party targets journalists, bloggers and press freedom activists over what they write about its concessions to China.
 
In the good news section, Maldives (51st) climbed 53 places thanks to a successful democratic transition while Bhutan (70th) rose another four places thanks to further efforts in favour of media diversity.
 
Asia뭩 few democracies are well placed in the rankings. New Zealand (13th), Australia (16th) and Japan (17th) are all in the top 20. Respect for press freedom and the lack of targeted violence against journalists enable these three countries to be regional leaders.
 
South Korea (69th) and Taiwan (59th) fell far this year. South Korea plummeted 22 places because of the arrests of several journalists and bloggers and the conservative government뭩 attempts to control critical media. The new ruling party in Taiwan tried to interfere in state and privately-owned media while violence by certain activists further undermined press freedom.
 
Two Asian countries were included in the index for the first time: Papua New Guinea (56th), which obtained a very respectable ranking for a developing country, and the Sultanate of Brunei (155th), which came in the bottom third because of the absence of an independent press.
 
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CLASSEMENT MONDIAL DE LA LIBERTE DE LA PRESSE

ASIE-PACIFIQUE
L'autoritarisme emp�he l'am�ioration de la libert� de la presse en Asie
 
En nette progression : les Maldives ; la plus grande d�ringolade : les Fidji
 
 
Les coups de force politiques ont, cette ann� encore, port� un tort tr� f�heux � la libert� de la presse. Un coup d'Etat militaire a ainsi fait chuter les Fidji (152e) de 73 places. Les militaires se sont install� pendant plusieurs semaines dans les r�actions pour censurer les articles avant publication et des journalistes �rangers ont �� expuls�. En Tha�ande, l'affrontement sans fin entre "chemises jaunes" et "chemises rouges" a eu un effet tr� n�atif sur le travail de la presse. Le royaume se positionne aujourd'hui � la 130e place.
 
L'autoritarisme des gouvernements en place, par exemple au Sri Lanka (162e) ou en Malaisie (131e), emp�he les journalistes d'informer correctement sur des sujets sensibles comme la corruption ou les abus aux droits de l'homme. Le pouvoir de Colombo a fait condamner un journaliste � vingt ans de prison et contraint � l'exil des dizaines d'autres. En Malaisie, le minist�e de l'Int�ieur impose censure et autocensure en mena�nt les m�ias de retraits de licence et les journalistes de s�ours en prison.
 
La guerre et le terrorisme font des ravages et placent les journalistes dans une situation de pr�arit� extr�e. L'Afghanistan (149e) est min� par les nombreuses violences et menaces de mort des taliban, mais �alement par les arrestations non justifi�s commises par les forces de s�urit�. Tandis que le Pakistan (159e), malgr� un paysage m�iatique dynamique, est plomb� par les assassinats de journalistes et l'agressivit� des taliban et de certains secteurs de l'arm�. Le pays partage avec la Somalie le record du monde de journalistes tu� au cours de la p�iode �udi�.
 
Les pays les moins respectueux sont, �idemment, la Cor� du Nord, membre du "trio infernal" de fin de classement ; la Birmanie, toujours malade de la censure pr�lable et des emprisonnements ; et le Laos, dictature immobile o� aucun m�ia priv� n'est autoris�.
 
En pleine �olution, notamment dans le domaine des m�ias, la Chine (168e) reste tr� mal class� en raison des emprisonnements � r��ition, notamment au Tibet, de la censure d'Internet et du n�otisme des autorit� centrales et provinciales. De m�e, au Vi�-nam (166e), le parti unique a vis� des journalistes, des blogueurs et des militants de la libert� de la presse pour leurs �rits sur les faveurs qu'il accorde � la Chine.
 
Au chapitre des bonnes nouvelles, les Maldives (51e), au b��ice d'une transition d�ocratique r�ssie, ont gagn� 53 places. De m�e, le Bhoutan (70e) a encore gagn� quatre places gr�e � de nouveaux efforts en faveur du pluralisme.
 
Les rares d�ocraties du continent occupent de tr� bonnes places. Ainsi, la Nouvelle-Z�ande (13e), l'Australie (16e) et le Japon (17e) sont class� dans les vingt premiers. Le respect de la libert� d'informer et l'absence de violences cibl�s contre les journalistes permettent � ces pays d'�re leaders en Asie.
 
En revanche, la Cor� du Sud (69e) et Ta�an (59e) ont chut� cette ann�. La Cor� du Sud perd 22 places en raison de l'arrestation de plusieurs journalistes et blogueurs et les tentatives de contr�e des m�ias critiques par le gouvernement conservateur. A Ta�an, le nouveau parti au pouvoir a �alement cherch� � influencer les m�ias publics et priv�, et les violences commises par certains activistes nuisent � la libert� de la presse.
 
Deux nouveaux venus dans le classement 2009 sont issus du continent Asie-Oc�nie. La Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guin� (56e) � un rang tout � fait honorable pour un pays en d�eloppement ; et le sultanat de Brun� (155e) est dans le mauvais tiers du classement en raison de l'absence de presse ind�endante.

 
Vincent Brossel
Asia-Pacific Desk
Reporters Without Borders
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