Ownership as documented
Not applicable (NGO).
Description
Publishes the annual World Press Freedom Index (180 countries) with political, economic, legal, social and security indicators.
Contracts and money
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
Government advertising spend, 2014 (about EUR 17 million, about 60% to TV)
€17,000,000
paymentSource label: Under investigationStated definition: Approximate, from a 2014 figure reported by Top Channel; no Rama-era (2021-2026) state advertising total found. Undated in parts of the source chain.
Date: 2014 · Payer: Government (state advertising through agencies and public companies) · Payee: Media outlets (about 60% TV)
- Transparency for media advertisements (opens in a new tab)Top Channel · 2014 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 2017
State media, regulator and press pressure, 2017-2026
The state runs its own channel and information agency, and regulators have been filled with government allies. Press-freedom ratings have moved in both directions: RSF rose from 99th (2024) to 80th…
Status: ongoing; October 2026 protests
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 1 source.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 1 source
- Publisher
- RSF
- Date
- 2026