China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the Covid-19, is the world’s worst jailer for the second year in a row, said a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists
China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the world’s worst jailer for the second year in a row, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent press freedom advocacy organisation.
According to its annual global survey, at least 274 journalists have been jailed on December 1, exceeding the high of 272 in 2016.”China, which arrested several journalists for their coverage of the pandemic, was the world’s worst jailer for the second year in a row. It was followed by Turkey, which continues to try journalists free on parole and arrest new ones; Egypt, which went to great lengths to keep custody of journalists not convicted of any crime; and Saudi Arabia,” the report highlighted.
The CPJ has pointed out that many of 47 prisoners in China are serving long sentences or are jailed in the Xinjiang “without any charge disclosed”. It further noted that at a time when the coronavirus rampaged Wuhan, Beijing arrested several journalists for coverage that went against the official narrative. “The three still jailed on December 1 include independent video journalist Zhang Zhan, who began posting reports from Wuhan on Twitter and YouTube in early February and was arrested on May 14. Her videos include interviews with local business owners and workers on the impact of COVID-19 and the government’s response to it,” the CPJ said…Read More
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