Armenia ranked 50th out of 180 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), down from 34th place last year — a drop of 16 positions reflecting growing pressure on the country's media environment. RSF noted that Armenia's score declined across all five indicators it evaluates: economic, legal, security, political, and sociocultural. It scored 67.02 points out of 100 in this year's index, down from 73.96 last year, with its media environment classified as "problematic" — the third tier out of five. Despite the decline, Armenia still ranks higher than it did in 2022 or in any earlier year, a trend RSF attributes to...