China and Turkey were the world’s most prolific jailers of journalists in 2019, according to a new watchdog report that found at least 250 journalists imprisoned around the world.
December 12, 2019, 10:19 PMa special report released by the press freedom watchdog Committee to Protect JournalistsThe report, described as “a snapshot of those incarcerated at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2019,” found at least 250 journalists imprisoned around the world in relation to their work, including at least 48 journalists jailed in China and at least 47 journalists jailed in Turkey.
Officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent to both the Chinese and Turkish embassies in Washington, D.C. “Every year there’s a different story about why people are picked up, but it all sends the same message,” Butler told ABC News. “China does not tolerate freedom of expression or honest reporting of the news.”
In this Dec. 1, 2014, file photo, military honour guard walk outside the main building of the Presidential Palace complex after a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara, Turkey.
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