Africa: Record Number of Journalists Jailed in 2017, Press Advocacy Group Says

13 December 2017

The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide has increased to 262 this year, up from the historical 259 imprisoned last year, a new report shows.

A report by the Committee to Protest Journalists (CPJ), a press advocacy group, shows that the increase in pattern is caused by failure by the international community to address a global crisis in freedom of the press.

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