In record year, China, Israel, and Myanmar are world’s leading jailers of journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists 1/24/25, 10:29 AM #ose held in Eritrea include some of the longest-known cases of journalists imprisoned around the world; no charges against them have ever been disclosed. In Ethiopia, #ve of the six journalists held by authorities are facing terrorism charges after covering the ongoing con$ict in Amhara; the maximum penalty, if convicted, is death. "e sixth, Yeshihasab Abera, was arrested in September 2024 amid escalating tensions in the region and reports of mass arrests of civilians, civil servants, academics, and journalists as part of a government “law enforcement operation” targeting armed groups and their alleged supporters. O%cials have not provided any reason for Yeshihasab’s detention or disclosed any charges against him. Cameroon and Rwanda each held #ve journalists, mostly on anti-state or false news charges. 2024 prison census – journalists imprisoned https://cpj.org/thematic-reports/in-record-year-china-israel-and-myanmar-are-worlds-leading-jailers-of-journalists/ Page 18 of 27