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Do world leaders at Paris march really care about press freedoms

Matthew ChampionJan 11, 2015 Around a million people are marching in a unity rally in Paris after 17 people were killed in terror attacks last week at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket. Joining them are around 50 world leaders, but how much do some of those attending really care about the freedom of the press within their own countries? Nine of those countries being represented today are in the final third of the World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders. Here they are with their ranking, out of 180, on the index in parentheses:

Algeria 121

Represented by foreign Ramtane Lamamra

Mali 122

Represented by president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Ukraine 127

Represented by president Petro Porochenko

Tunisia 133

Represented by prime minister Mehdi Jomaa

Palestinian Authority 138

Represented by president Mahmoud Abbas

Jordan 141

Represented by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

Russia 148

Represented by foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

Turkey 154

Represented by prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Bahrain 163

Represented by foreign minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Prince Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Khalifa With thanks to student and blogger Daniel WickhamKeep reading...Show less

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