
More journalists are in prison than at any time since 1995, according to Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres).
The press freedom campaign group believes that there were 488 media workers in prison this month — 20% more than December last year.
Three countries were said to be particularly to blame for the “exceptional surge” – Myanmar, Belarus and China.
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