1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/118 Journalists Imprisoned in 25 Countries - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tD6TbX5G7j"><a href="https://cpj.org/1999/03/118-journalists-imprisoned-in-25-countries/">118 Journalists Imprisoned in 25 Countries</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/1999/03/118-journalists-imprisoned-in-25-countries/embed/#?secret=tD6TbX5G7j" width="600" height="338" title="“118 Journalists Imprisoned in 25 Countries” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="tD6TbX5G7j" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Washington, D.C., March 25 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported today in its annual worldwide study of press freedom that at least 118 journalists were in prison in 25 countries at the end of 1998, and 24 journalists in 17 countries were murdered during the year in reprisal for their reporting.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/1999/03/redball.gif