In its press-freedom index, Freedom House ranks Belarus 188th out of 195 countries.

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Turkey ranks 138th in the international media freedom group Reporters Sans Frontieres country index on press freedom.

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In the index of press freedom, Russia ranks below Turkey and Iraq and only just above Afghanistan.

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The most rational reaction came from Index on Censorship, which declared the deal "a sad day for press freedom in the UK".

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