[Chronique] Liberté de la presse en 2020 : un bilan en demi-teinte – Jeune Afrique jeuneafrique.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jeuneafrique.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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“THERE IS ONLY one outlet for truth, which makes all other voices rumours.” So declared Zhang Zhan, a Chinese journalist who, at the height of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, offered first-hand accounts that often contradicted the government s official narrative. In the end, the government agreed with her, and deemed her a rumour-merchant. Ms Zhang was arrested in May for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, an offence often used to prosecute activists and dissidents, and later charged with spreading “false information”. On December 28th the 37-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison.
Ms Zhang is one of at least 274 journalists imprisoned globally in 2020, according to an annual survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based advocacy group a record high. For the second year in a row China locked away most, with 47 journalists behind bars on December 1st. Turkey came in second place, with 37. Some 12% of reporters jailed
Reporters gunned down while covering anti-government protests in Baghdad and Basra among 50 journalists killed worldwide
Iraqi mourners carry the coffin of Youssef Sattar, who was killed in January while covering anti-government protests in Baghdad (AFP) By Published date: 29 December 2020 14:31 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Iraq was the world’s second deadliest country for journalists in 2020, according to an annual report published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday.
Fifty journalists were killed worldwide in connection with their work between 1 January and 15 December, marginally down from the 53 killed last year.
Mexico was the most dangerous country for journalists with eight killings, followed by Iraq (six), Afghanistan (five), Pakistan (four) and India (four).
2020 was a hazardous year for African journalists marked by killings, harassment, arrests, Covid
Issued on: African journalists risked attacks, arrest and even death in 2020 RFI/Pierre Pinto 6 min The year 2020 has proven to be a dangerous year for African journalists, some of whom were killed on assignment while others were killed in custody. Others were harassed while working, arrested while working, or stricken by Covid-19. The month of December was especially dangerous. Advertising Read more
The international newswire Reuters said that one of its cameramen, Kumerra Gemechu, 38, was arrested in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last Thursday, but has not been charged.
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