Roughly half of those jailed are online journalists, and 45 percent are freelancers, according to CPJ. Countries imprisoning the greatest number of journalists include Iran (42), Eritrea (28), China (27), Burma (12) and Vietnam (9), the CPJ reported in a press release. Anti-state charges and violation of censorship rules were cited as the principal bases for jailing journalists.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Number of Jailed Journos Soars to 15-Year High
Roughly half of those jailed are online journalists, and 45 percent are freelancers, according to CPJ. Countries imprisoning the greatest number of journalists include Iran (42), Eritrea (28), China (27), Burma (12) and Vietnam (9), the CPJ reported in a press release. Anti-state charges and violation of censorship rules were cited as the principal bases for jailing journalists.
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