Africa: Record Number of Journalists Jailed Worldwide

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Africa: Record Number of Journalists Jailed Worldwide

[CPJ] The number of journalists jailed globally because of their work hit a new high in 2020 as governments cracked down on coverage of COVID-19 or tried to suppress reporting on political unrest. Authoritarians again took cover in anti-press rhetoric from the United States. A CPJ special report by Elana Beiser

Source: allAfrica.com

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