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Israel tied with Iran for country with 6th-most reporters jailed since December — watchdog
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An Israeli army vehicle drives outside the Ofer military prison in the West Bank in November 2023. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
The Committee to Protect Journalists publishes a report revealing that Israel has ranked for the first time among the world’s leaders in jailing journalists.
With 17 journalists recorded by CPJ as having been jailed since December, Israel now ranks sixth and is tied with Iran behind China, Myanmar, Belarus, Russia, and Vietnam.
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