It is safe for me to write this article – and for you to read it. But globally, those rights are under grave threat | Antonio Zappulla

The act of labelling journalists foreign agents' is deliberately chilling. On World Press Freedom Day, be aware of the peril involved in seeking the truth

Last month, Georgian president Mikheil Kavelashvili approved a new law inflicting criminal charges, including prison sentences and fines, on any organisation or individual who fails to comply with the country's foreign influence" bill.

The news didn't trouble the front pages of the international press and went largely unnoticed, but it marks a significant inflection point in the decline of global press freedom.