The number of journalists jailed around the world has reached an all-time high. The Committee to Protect Journalists says a record 134 journalists are currently jailed in 24 countries. The U.S. government has jailed three reporters. Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein has been held for eight months in Iraq. Al Jazeera camera operator Sami al-Hajj has spent five years at Guantanamo Bay. And the independent journalist Josh Wolf is in a California prison after refusing a court order to hand over video of a protest in San Francisco.
134 Journalists Jailed Worldwide
HeadlineDec 08, 2006