Freedom or no freedom, that is the question. Internet has the best response to World Press Freedom Day

According to a latest report on press freedom, India is placed at 136th out of 180 countries of the world.

By: Anumeha Saxena |
May 3, 2017 4:16 pm

French philosopher and author, Albert Camus once said, ‘A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.’ On World Press Freedom Day, the internet has come up with some really sarcastic and hard-hitting cartoons, memes and posts. At a time, when journalists are being killed for doing their job, excessive censorship is taking over creativity in the garb of protecting the morality of society, when journalists as well as whistle-blowers are being targeted for speaking out and intolerance is the key word everywhere, freedom of speech is something that we need to talk about.

According to a report about press freedom by Reporters Without Borders, out of 180 countries of the world that were surveyed, India ranks 136th falling off three positions from the last year ratings. India is 12 points below Indonesia which is being accused of curbs on Press freedom and threats of violence to journalists in Western Papua New Guinea region.

See what the internet has to say about it:

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY: Pakistan up, The US & India down in WPF Index#Worldpressfreedomday @RaziDada https://t.co/S6zvCOaEJR @ninoqazi pic.twitter.com/ZH92JVOSKf

— imran malik (@immiemalik) May 3, 2017

#WorldPressFreedomDay
“India is lower on Index of #PressFreedom than Nepal, Bhutan … Sierra Leone and, hold your breath, Saudi Arabia!” pic.twitter.com/B0aKeRZanH

— Pankaj Pachauri (@PankajPachauri) May 3, 2017

During #apartheid the power to ban publications was held under the Publications and Entertainments Act of 1963. #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/fjpUXgUMcR

— The Journalist (@TheJournalistSA) May 3, 2017

#Iran Unfair sentences imposed by #Iran court on #journalists like flogging #WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/uNu8EF8y1j

— Victory Star (@MelissaCremon) May 3, 2017

Yes, the press needs to be freed …#WorldPressFreedomDay pic.twitter.com/MpklnDdM2J

— The INDIAN POLL (@TheIndianPoller) May 3, 2017

В 1993 году Генеральная Ассамблея ООН провозгласила 3 мая Всемирным днем свободы печати (World Press Freedom Day). Главным же мероприятием в праздничный день является вручение Всемирной премии ЮНЕСКО за вклад в дело свободной печати имени Гильермо Кано. Премия основана в честь погибшего в 1986 году колумбийского журналиста. Она присуждается отдельному лицу, организации или учреждению, внесшим значительный вклад в дело защиты свободы печати или ее содействию во всем мире, особенно если такая деятельность связана с риском или репрессиями. #коммерсант74 #коммерсант #новостичелябинска #деловыеновостичелябинска #челябинск2017 #chelyabinsk #бизнесчелябинск #челябинск #челябинск2017 #chelyabinsk #chelly #южныйурал #ячитаюкоммерсантъ #3мая #деньсвободыпечати #свободапечати #юнеско #worldpressfreedomday #сми #репортерыбезграниц

A post shared by Коммерсантъ Челябинск (@kommersant174) on May 2, 2017 at 11:46pm PDT

Devastating forest fires in Vietnam or the Vietnam War? Thanks to press freedom you know better. It takes one bold picture and one brave line to tell you the truth. Bold moves for press freedom and human rights. #worldpressfreedomday #press #pressfreedom #freedompress #humanrights#photo #inspiration #journalist #report #printnews #printad #internationalsocietyforhumanrights #reportthetruth #vietnam #saynotowars #wars #childreninwar #vietnamwar #instapress #instawords #instabrand #instahumanrights #bebold #bebrave #bebrilliant #be #beboldbrands

A post shared by beboldbrands (@beboldbrands) on May 2, 2017 at 11:34pm PDT

Information is ammunition #worldpressfreedomday #journalism #freespeech #media #wpfd2017

A post shared by Lau’ (@laurencetorck) on May 2, 2017 at 11:19pm PDT

Iam photojournalist Mohammed Asad in Gaza , Palestine , my message to the world in the world press freedom day , protect us from Israeli violations.. #israel #gazaundersiege #gazawar#palestine #worldpressfreedomday #press#israeliattacks #photojournalists

A post shared by Mohammed Asa’d Muhaisen (@mohammedasad84) on May 2, 2017 at 11:06pm PDT

Today is World Press Freedom Day: support a free press and freedom of speech! Heute ist Tag der Pressefreiheit: setzt Euch ein für eine freie Presse und das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung! #rednoseprinciple #rotenasenprinzip #makeemojisreal Photo Credit: @phoho.de

A post shared by Krawupp (Britta Piel) (@rednoseprinciple) on May 2, 2017 at 9:08pm PDT

⠀ The West Papuan people deserve the basic right to have free speech and to be able to tell THEIR side of the story. ⠀ Tomorrow (May 3rd) is the last day of our 3-day online campaign to allow a fact-finding mission and foreign journalists, in to West Papua now. Please share with whoever that will listen. ⠀ #LetThemIn #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2017 #FreeWestPapua #WPFD2017 ⠀ || Please join our #Pressfreedom in #WestPapua Campaign online and help free West Papua. Visit www.freewestpapua.org & https://newint.org/ for more information. || ⠀

A post shared by ⠀⠀#YellowPeril #FreeWESTPAPUA (@hafakasisjw) on May 2, 2017 at 5:15am PDT