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 tha...