NEW YORK: The number of journalists jailed around the world hit a new record in 2021, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday, with China and Myanmar having put a quarter of the 293 media workers behind bars. In its annual report, the CPJ listed 50 journalists imprisoned in China, 26 in Burma, 25 in Egypt, 23 in Vietnam and 19 in Belarus. "This is the sixth year in a row that CPJ has documented record numbers of journalists imprisoned around the world," said Joel Simon, executive director of the group. "Imprisoning journalists for reporting the news is the hallmark of an authoritarian regime," he said in a statement. The CPJ said the number of journalists behind bars reflects "increasing intolerance for independent reporting around the world."

Source: Manila Times December 09, 2021 22:27 UTC