At least 250 journalists were imprisoned in relation to their work last year, with China and Turkey topping the list of the world’s leading jailers, according to an annual survey complied by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Published Wednesday, 2019’s survey was the fourth consecutive year the New York-based NGO found the number of imprisoned journalists exceeded 250 globally. After China and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the worst jailers, the report found.
At Least 250 Journalists Have Been Imprisoned In 2019 And China Is The Top Jailer, Cpj Says
Amy Gunia, Time
Thu, 12/12/2019 - 1:01am
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