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Middle East and North African countries amongst highest jailers of journalists in 2020

A number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa were among the world’s highest jailers of journalists in 2020, according to reports released this week.

This year also saw a record number of journalists imprisoned worldwide, according to media watchdog CPJ.
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