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251 journalists jailed worldwide; third worst year on recordhttps://cpj.org/2018/12/251-journalists-jailed-worldwide-third-worst-year-.php …
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Politics & human rights are the riskiest beats. In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone & Kyaw Soe Oo are serving 7 year sentences for violating the Official Secrets Act, because of their work uncovering military atrocities in Rakhine
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There are 251 journalists jailed for their work worldwide: Turkey 68 China 47 Egypt 25 Eritrea 16 Saudi Arabia 16 Vietnam 11 Azerbaijan 10 Iran 8 Cameroon 7 Bahrain 6 Syria 6 Morocco 4 Russia 4 Rwanda 4 Israel 3 Venezuela 3 Myanmar 2 DRC 2 More: https://cpj.org/reports/2018/12/journalists-jailed-imprisoned-turkey-china-egypt-saudi-arabia.php …pic.twitter.com/8pamL7Dcvn
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Freelance journalists account for 30% of those jailed for their work at the time of CPJ's 2018 census.
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A Cambodian news fixer, who helped to produce a documentary for Russia Today, was deported Wednesday from
#Thailand to#Cambodia on "false news" accusation.https://cpj.org/2018/12/news-fixer-deported-from-thailand-to-cambodia-on-f.php …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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#Venezuela, 3 journalists are in jail for their work and in#Brazil a sports journalist is in jail for defamation, CPJ's annual census finds.#pressfreedomhttp://cpj.org/imprisoned2018Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Of the 251 imprisoned journalists, 13% are female, up from 8% last year.
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Spanish police search newsroom, seize journalists' equipment in leaks investigationhttps://cpj.org/2018/12/spanish-police-search-newsroom-seize-journalists-e.php …
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Local journalists face higher risk of imprisonment, accounting for 98% of the journalists in jail this year.
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Pres Erdogan's Turkey remains the world's largest jailer of journalists:
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#TheTorch, CPJ's weekly#pressfreedom newsletter: - 251 jailed journalists worldwide - Militant group threatens to execute a Syrian journo - Serbian journalist targeted with arson - News fixer deported from Thailand to Cambodia https://cpj.org/2018/12/251-journalists-jailed-worldwide-third-worst-year-.php …pic.twitter.com/lU9s3qFZbn
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#TheTorch newsletter: - CPJ staff:#FreeWaLoneKyawSoeOo - Israel raids Palestinian news agency, detains journalist -#TimePersonOfTheYear: A group of journalists named#TheGuardians - CPJ welcomes the release of Egyptian blogger#WaelAbbas https://cpj.org/2018/12/251-journalists-jailed-worldwide-third-worst-year-.php …pic.twitter.com/wgXk4qSvc5
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Saudi Arabia stepped up its repression of journalists, with at least 16 in jail as of December 1, 2018.
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Among those jailed for their journalism in Saudi Arabia are 4 female journalists who wrote about women's rights in the kingdom.
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Journalists in the United States have faced hostile rhetoric and fatal violence in 2018. 11 journalists were arrested according to
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