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Sweden's 250-year-old Freedom of the Press Act gets UNESCO status
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Janis Kreslins holds up a copy of the 1766 Freedom of the Press Act at the National Library in Stockholm. Credit: Joshua Worth/Sveriges Radio
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Sweden's 250-year-old Freedom of the Press Act gets UNESCO status
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Published tisdag 23 maj kl 16.40
Sweden's 1766 Freedom of the Press Act has been awarded UNESCO Memory of the World status.
Janis Kreslins, a senior academic librarian at Sweden's National Library, says the more than 250-year-old document represents a key part of Swedish national identity.
Sweden performed worse this year in the press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders. Erik Larsson is president of the organisation's Swedish branch, and says journalists here are facing a number of challenges.
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