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Turkey Leads World in Imprisoned Journalists - Jewish Policy Center

"Turkey Leads World in Imprisoned Journalists

by Samara Greenberg • Apr 11, 2011 at 2:00 pm

According to a study by the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), Turkey is currently holding at least 57 journalists in prison, more than any other country, and has between 700 and 1,000 ongoing proceedings that could result in the imprisonment of even more journalists. In contrast, last December, Iran and China topped the list by reportedly holding some 34 journalists each. Turkey has nearly doubled that number in five months."

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