Kathmandu, April 22 -- Nepal has dropped six places on the global press freedom index taking the spot of 112 among 180 countries, according to the annual analysis report of Reporters Without Borders released on Tuesday.

Nepal has slumped down from its last year's ranking of 106, the spot it had held in 2018 as well.

The World Press Freedom Index 2020, annually released by Reporters Without Borders, attributed Nepal's drop on global press freedom index to the KP Sharma Oli administration for introducing draconian laws for restrictions of freedom of the press in the country.

With the threat of prosecution and continuing violence in the field, the environment for journalists working for independent media outlets has been extremely difficu...