For the fourth year in a row, a record number of journalists are being imprisoned for their work, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists
London At least 250 journalists were in jail in relation to their work as of December 1, nonprofit group the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday, naming China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt the biggest jailers of journalists.
The group found that the majority were imprisoned on"anti-state charges." In a new report, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that the number of journalists charged with"false news" rose this year, with 30 in jail in 2019, compared with 28 last year and just one in 2012. Nigeria faces backlash over the arrest of a US-based activist and journalistAccording to the committee, use of the"false news" charge has risen steeply.
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