Status: Free
Legal Environment: 6
Political Influences: 9
Economic Pressures: 6
Total Score: 21
Population: n/a
GNI/capita: n/a
Life Expectancy: 48
Religious Groups: n/a
Ethnic Groups: Twelve ethnic groups, including Tetum, Mambai, Bunak
Capital: Dili
There are eight radio stations (one official and seven private), the UN-operated television station, two independent daily newspapers, and eleven other publications. The transitional UN administration provides for freedom of the press as stipulated in UN covenants. Lack of resources and low literacy hamper the print press, which publishes in four languages, yet the papers are relatively free and their coverage diverse. As an indication of the general commitment to press freedom, one of the main streets, Avenida Libberdade Da Imprensa, is named for a journalist murdered during the struggle for independence, and a nearby monument memorializes another dead reporter.
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