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The fig of journalists imprisoned worldwide for their enactment was 330 successful the last period of 2025, the Committee to Protect Journalists said connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026), the 5th consecutive twelvemonth the number has exceeded 300.
China held 50 prisoners arsenic of December 1, followed by Myanmar with 30 and past Israel, which detained 29 Palestinian journalists, the property state watchdog said successful its yearly report.
Next was Russia with 27 prisoners, of which 5 were Ukrainian, past Belarus with 25 and Azerbaijan with 24, the CPJ said.
It is the 3rd highest full recorded by the CPJ since its census began successful 1992 and conscionable abbreviated of the grounds 384 journalists successful situation for their enactment astatine the extremity of 2024.
"These record-setting numbers bespeak increasing authoritarianism and escalating numbers of equipped conflicts worldwide," the CPJ said successful its report.
The New York-based NGO said that astir fractional of the imprisoned journalists had not been convicted of a crime. Of those who had been, much than a 3rd were serving situation sentences of implicit 5 years.
Nearly a 3rd of the detained journalists had experienced "mistreatment," the CPJ said, including 20% with claims of torture oregon beatings. Since 1992, Iran has had the top incidence of torture and beatings, followed by Israel and Egypt.
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In 2025, Asia remained the portion with the highest fig of imprisoned journalists astatine 110. Beyond China and Myanmar, Vietnam held astatine slightest 16, Bangladesh four, India three, and the Philippines one.
The United States detained Salvadoran writer Mario Guevara successful June aft helium covered a protestation against President Donald Trump, but helium was deported implicit his migration presumption earlier the December 1 CPJ census was taken.
