Cyprus has fallen to 80th place out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, according to findings published on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The country remains the second-lowest ranked European Union member state, ahead only of Greece , and recorded a total score of 56.9 out of 100, just above the global average.
Within the Europe-Balkans region, Cyprus registered the sharpest decline in its political
