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MP raises alarm over Bhutan’s sharp decline in global press freedom ranking

ཟླ་༦ 18, 2025 3 mins read
MP raises alarm over Bhutan’s sharp decline in global press freedom ranking

During the National Assembly’s Question Hour yesterday, Menbi-Tshenkhar Member of Parliament Tempa Dorji expressed grave concern over the state of press freedom in Bhutan, following the country’s dramatic fall in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index.

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