Interesting…
U.S. Ranks Sixth Among Countries Jailing Journalists, Report Says [NYT link]
Here’s an excerpt:
“The United States has tied with Myanmar, the former Burma, for sixth place among countries that are holding the most journalists behind bars, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
“Each country is jailing five journalists. The United States is holding four Iraqi journalists in detention centers in Iraq and one Sudanese, a cameraman who works for Al Jazeera, at the United States Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. None of the five have been charged with a specific crime.”
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December 14th, 2005 at 9:35 pm
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