New York, December 8, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists will release its annual census of journalists imprisoned worldwide on December 15, 2015.
The census catalogs journalists imprisoned as of midnight on December 1, 2015 and indicates the country where held, charge, and medium of work for each imprisoned journalist. It does not include the many journalists who were imprisoned during the year but released prior to December 1. CPJ published its first prison census in 1990.
WHAT: Yearly census of imprisoned journalists
WHEN: December 15, 2015; 12:01 A.M. EST
WHERE: www.cpj.org
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Note to Editors: Advanced copies of the report and data are available upon request.
Media Contacts:
Samantha Libby
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Ashley Parent
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