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Global press freedom 'under attack'

An annual report says authorities are becoming more aggressive towards reporters.

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned that journalists across the globe are coming under unprecedented attacks from governments. According to the RSF, 55 journalists and four media workers were killed at work in 2022. The report warned that the environment for journalism was "bad" in an unprecedented seven out of ten countries. We hear about the situation in Russia and China.

A wheelchair user has described how he had to crawl off a plane in Sweden because no-one could help him disembark. We bring together some wheelchair users to share their experiences on flights.

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin. Kyiv has denied having anything to do with the incident. Our colleague from BBC Monitoring explains.

Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: A court hearing on U.S. journalist at The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich in Moscow, Russian Federation - 18 Apr 2023. Credit: MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

50 minutes

Last on

Wed 3 May 202315:06GMT

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  • Wed 3 May 202315:06GMT

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