In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists 1/24/25, 10:29 AM Often-vague charges or convictions for terrorism or “extremism” make up a signi#cant portion of those cases in countries including Myanmar, Russia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Venezuela, Turkey, India, and Bahrain. "ese accusations are commonly leveled against ethnic minority reporters whose work focuses on their communities, with authorities routinely citing journalists’ contact with militant groups – often necessary for news coverage – as evidence of membership in those groups. Other frequently used charges are incitement, defamation, and false news. More on imprisoned journalists • Tunisia uses new cybercrime law to jail record number of journalists • How CPJ helps jailed journalists • CPJ #nds $aws, inconsistencies in murder conviction of Senegalese journalist René Capain Bassène • Interactive map: Attacks on the Press Worst O"enders #1 China https://cpj.org/thematic-reports/in-record-year-china-israel-and-myanmar-are-worlds-leading-jailers-of-journalists/ Page 7 of 27