Friday, December 08, 2006

now....Jailing Journalist , next....Brutalizing Bloggers

Increasing number of web journalists jailed
A third of all journalists currently imprisoned around the world publish their work on the internet, according to a new report by a watchdog group which reveals that China continues to jail more reporters than any other nation. The group says the growing number of jailed web journalists shows that repressive regimes are acting to suppress the radical opportunities presented by internet.


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The US is listed in joint 7th place, with three journalists currently detained. One of those, Sami al-Haj, an al-Jazeera cameraman has been held at Guantanamo Bay for more than five years. Another, Bilal Hussein, is a photographer with the Associated Press who has been held for eight months without charge.


Makes me glad I'm just a lowly blogger who posts links to others.

Makes me mad too.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You're not a lowly blogger though reading golf news daily, uh, well...

Makes me mad also. Going to the impeachment rally kick off tomorrow

Doubt that even with the changes there will be a hearing. The Dem's probably had to sign loyalty oaths to Bush before their results were announced

Believe in the American people but not one politican and that makes me very sad

Anonymous said...

scary