China has the most jailed journalists worldwide
There are 220 journalists in jail across the world, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. China has jailed the most, 44, ahead of Iran with 30 and Eritrea with 23.
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This chart shows countries with the highest number of jailed journalists in 2014.
Countries and regions in which the highest number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide as of December 2023
Number of imprisoned journalists worldwide from 2000 to 2024
Share of journalists imprisoned worldwide as of December 2024, by charge
Ranking of the 10 countries with the least press freedom in the world in 2025 (in index points)
Number of journalists killed, detained, taken hostage, or missing worldwide in 2022, by country
World regions with the highest number of journalists killed worldwide in 2023
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