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Record number of journalists imprisoned in 2020 – report

Belarus journalist detained Aug 2020

Reuters A record number of journalists were imprisoned during 2020, as governments cracked down on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic or tried to suppress reporting of civil unrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. At least 274 journalists were in jail as of 1st December, the most since the New York-based group began […]