1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgBeatrice Santa Woodhttps://cpj.org/author/bsantawood/Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="oUfEfOyP7N"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/09/press-behind-bars-undermining-justice-and-democrac/">Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/09/press-behind-bars-undermining-justice-and-democrac/embed/#?secret=oUfEfOyP7N" width="600" height="338" title="“Press Behind Bars: Undermining Justice and Democracy” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="oUfEfOyP7N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/EventGraphic20UNGA.png30401520Journalists are being imprisoned at record numbers around the world. They are regularly threatened, attacked, and killed, which undermines not only their own fundamental human rights, but also the public's right to receive and impart information. The past two years have seen record numbers of journalists imprisoned for their work, yet there has been little…