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Radio France Internationale
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Jan van der Made

Global decline in freedom of expression over last decade, watchdog warns

Article 19's Global Expression Report 2025, in which France takes 19th place. © Screenshot Article 19

According to monitoring organisation Article 19, more than two-thirds of the world's population has less freedom of expression than a decade ago. RFI spoke with the NGO's senior director David Diaz-Jogeix about the results of its report.

More than 5.6 billion people have experienced "a decline in their freedom of expression over the last 10 years," according to Article 19, which published its annual Global Expression Report this week.

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