Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released its annual global ranking, indicating that press freedom has fallen to its lowest point in a quarter-century. Factors cited include attacks on the press by leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump and actions in Saudi Arabia.

Freedom of the press has fallen to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, NGO Reporters without Borders (RSF) warned Thursday as it released its annual global ranking. The group reported a worldwide decline in media freedom, citing factors ranging from US President Donald Trump’s “systematic” attacks on the press to actions in Saudi Arabia, where a journalist was executed in 2025.