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World

Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars

  By Peter Greste, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of journalists behind bars as of December 1 2023 was the second highest on record with 320 in detention around the world. In a small way, that […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 14

World

2023 prison census: Jailed journalist numbers near record high; Israel imprisonments spike

An Israeli army vehicle drives outside the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank in November 2023. Israel's imprisonment of 17 journalists in the West Bank since the October 7 start of the Israel-Gaza war has made it the 6th worst jailer of journalists, according to CPJ's prison census, which was taken December 1. China and Myanmar led the worst-jailers list. (Photo: AFP/Fadel Senna) By Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 2

Opinion Pieces

‘Politically neutral’ Russian athletes can now enter the Olympics – but don’t expect many to compete

  By Keith Rathbone, Macquarie University Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Russian and Belarussian athletes will be able to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics if they are politically neutral. The decision from the committee’s executive board reversed an earlier ban. The IOC made this change even though the Russian National Olympic Committee remains suspended from competition for its violation of “the territorial integrity of the […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 11

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