At least 250 journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2019

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued their annual report saying that at least 250 journalists were imprisoned worldwide this year.

China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than Turkey (47, down from 68 last year), Saudi Arabia and Egypt (both with 26), Eritrea (16), Vietnam (12) and Iran (11).

About 8% of those imprisoned globally are women, down from 13% last year, the report said. Politics, human rights and corruption were the subjects most likely to land journalists in jail.

More on this: reuters.com