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Haiti - Social : 20th anniversary of the World Day of Press Freedom 03/05/2013 09:15:22 In this May 3, the 20th anniversary of the "World Day of Press Freedom" the President Michel Martelly, took the opportunity to present its warmest congratulations to press workers for their commitment to inform and educate the Haitian population "Freedom of the press is essential in building a democratic state. Recognizing this, my Administration strives tirelessly to facilitate the work of journalists and to ensure the proper functioning of the media. I remain convinced that freedom of expression promotes a better understanding of the realities and helps to better address certain issues of paramount interest for the population." According to a report published on 30 January 2013 by Reporters Without Borders, Haiti occupies the 49th place out of 179 countries in the world, guaranteeing freedom of the press "Being on the list of top 50 countries that respect the most the independence of the press and freedom of expression is significant and encourages us to do more to allow members of this sector to continue to support the Haitian population," indicated the Head of State "In the Caribbean, we are in fourth place and will do our best to improve this score" HL/ HaitiLibre
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