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17/01/2025

Journalists Behind Bars: China, Israel & Myanmar the Worst Offenders in 2024

Human Wrongs Watch

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 2025 (IPS)* The year 2024 has been one of the most devastating for journalists covering conflicts worldwide– with 361 behind bars, the second highest since the global record of 370 imprisoned back in 2023.
 

Credit: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

According to a new report released January 16, by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), China, Israel, and Myanmar were the leading jailers of reporters, followed by Belarus and Russia.

The main drivers of journalist imprisonment in 2024 were ongoing authoritarian repression, war, and political or economic instability. Many countries, including China, Israel, Tunisia, and Azerbaijan, set new records for imprisonment.

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