andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> On 2-5-2009 11:06, Carlo C. wrote:
> > andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> >> On 2-5-2009 10:29, Carlo C. wrote:
> >>> Italy is the only European country to be downgraded in the last year from the
> >>> category of "countries with free press" to countries where press freedom is
> >>> "partial".
> >> Do you have a source?
> >>
> >
> > http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=445
>
> It is not on that page. On page 16 there is a small 2009 map that I can
> not find anywhere else on the site. That has indeed italy again in
> yellow (2004-2006 it was also yellow).
>
> It seems as if the Italians every now and then vote for a partial free
> press.

The Italian newspapers led me into error, sorry.
In summary:
- Political right is ok.
- Civil liberties is downgraded from 1 to 2. :-(

The Freedom status is still *FREE*.
But Italy is the *only* country in Western Europe downgraded.

http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/fiw09/FIW09_Tables&GraphsForWeb.pdf

In italian, "Sei un osso duro", Andrel!
:-)


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Carlo

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