Status: Free
Legal Environment: 3
Political Influences: 5
Economic Pressures: 7
Total Score: 15
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 76
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Portuguese, African minority
Capital: Lisbon
The government has never prosecuted journalists under the constitutional restriction against insults directed at the government or the armed forces intended to undermine the rule of law. Competitive newspapers are owned by private publishers and political parties. Two independent television stations operate alongside the state-owned TV channel.
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