“This is the sixth year in a row that CPJ has documented record numbers of journalists imprisoned around the world.”
By Kenny Stancil. Published 12-9-2021 by Common Dreams
Nearly 300 journalists are currently languishing behind bars around the globe—an all-time high in recorded history—according to a new report published Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists, which described 2021 as “an especially bleak year for defenders of press freedom.”
The U.S.-based nonprofit’s annual prison census found that 293 reporters were incarcerated worldwide as of December 1, up from the previous record-high of 280 last year. Continue reading