The Netherlands has risen to second place behind Finland in rankings on the freedom of the press, drawn up by organisation Reporters without Borders.
The organisation ranks press freedom in 179 countries. Bottom of the list are Eritrea, North Korea and Turkmenistan.
In 2006, the Netherlands was in first place.
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