Number of imprisoned journalists has risen significantly
The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide has risen by more than 20 percent to its highest level since the mid-1990s.
On December 1, 179 journalists were in prison, as the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) explained in a new report. Most of them, 43, were imprisoned in Iran. Journalists were also behind bars in Eritrea, China, Burma, Vietnam, Turkey and Syria, the report added.
The Middle East and North Africa were the worst affected regions, with 77 journalists imprisoned - almost 45 percent of the total number. For the first time since the organization began its annual reports in 1990, no journalists in the Americas were imprisoned for their work. (SDA)
