States doing less to support press freedom: watchdog

Norway retained its top position, while Eritrea came last, taking over from last year's lowest-ranked country, North Korea. Among the most significant declines were Afghanistan, (which fell 26 places to 178th), Togo (down 43 to 113th) and Ecuador (down 30 to 110th). The bottom 10 includes China, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Eritrea. But the watchdog, known by its French acronym RSF, warned that politicians across a wide range of countries were targeting the media. "Some political groups fuel...